A group of people walking along the disused railway tracks beneath Stanley's Bridge, Pembrey

Date:
18 Apr 1970
Location:
Stanley's Bridge, Pembrey and Burry Port Town Community, Pembrey, Sir Gaerfyrddin - Carmarthenshire
Reference:
IMP01/01/0164
Type:
Photograph (Transparency)
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Description

Built in around 1820 the bridge carried Stanley's Tramroad, transporting coal from a nearby pit to Pembrey harbour, over the Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal. The canal was taken over by the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway and in 1869 tracks were laid following the course of the former canal bed. The rail line was aquired by the Great Western Railway in 1922 but as coal mines closed in the the 1960s it progessively went out of use, a final short section at Kidwelly closing in 1998. A cycle track now follows the line of the dismantled railway.

Content

This is part of the Series: IMP01/01 Ian M Parsons Slide Collection - English, Welsh And Scottish Locations; within the Collection: IMP01 Ian M Parsons Slide Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Parsons, Ian Mesnard

Keywords

Georgian Tramway Bridge, Victorian Railway, Rail Transport