At Llanfoist the Monmouth and Brecon Canal snakes across the lower levels of the Blorenge, a prominent hill that overlooks Abergavenny. Today the canal itself is used by pleasure craft, mainly narrow boats, and the towpath is populated with walkers, cyclists and dog walkers. However, after 1812, when the Monmouthshire Canal was joined with the Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal, iron was brought from Blaenavon to Llanfoist's wharf by tramroad for shipment to Newport. Good business and a busy canal prevailed until the second half of the nineteenth century when the railway was built and undercut the cost of transport. The photograph shows the wharf on a day in mid November, with the buildings and wooded hillsides reflected in the still waters of the canal.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Sony DSC-RX100
