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Hoffman kiln chimney seen from the canal, Llanymynech
Montgomery Canal (medium image)
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(Image courtesy of Clwyd/Powys Archaeological Trust)
(Image courtesy of Clwyd/Powys Archaeological Trust)
The Montgomery Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal reached Llanymynech by 1786. By 1840 there were 92 limekilns along a 26 mile stretch of the canal with a peak carriage of 56,501 tons of limestone per annum.