Memories

Tennant Canal and Surrounding Structures or Sites.

Drawing Barges on the Tennant Canal 1910.

Memories of the past that shaped Industries and Communities.

In 1948 at 22 years of age, Ian L Wright bought a two-seater canoe named ‘Cheswardine’ . — In 1948 at 22 years of age, Ian L Wright bought a two-seater canoe named ‘Cheswardine’ after a village near the Shropshire Union Canal. On behalf of the fledgling Inland Waterways Association, he set out to navigate all of the South Wales waterways. Here he is on 21″ May 1949 approaching the abandoned canal barge ‘Sylvia’ on the Tennant Canal.

BP Llandarcy Oil Refinery — The BP Llandarcy Oil Refinery was the United Kingdom’s first oil refinery. This massive works received its water supplies from the Tennant canal 1982. Crymlyn Road, Serecold Ave and Coombe Tennant Ave Skewen also pictured.

The Tennant Family Home at Cadoxton, Neath.

Ivy covered Neath Abbey ruins early 1900’s. The barge on the Tennant Canal is likely to be belonging to the Cape Copper Company.

Cape Copper Works at Red Jacket 1910.

Cape Copper Workers early 1900's — Cape Copper Workers early 1900’s

Cape Copper works and Red Jacket Pill 1920's — Cape Copper works and the Red Jacket Pill 1920’s.

Former Red Jacket Copper works office with the Tennant Canal on the left 1910. Area known locally as the Mary Bottles. — Former Red Jacket Copper works office with the Tennant Canal on the left 1910. Later turned into a dwelling house. Area known locally as the Mary Bottles. Buildings in the distance now the M4 motorway.

Bridge over the Tennant Canal near Port Tennant 1920's (Now Fabian Way). — Bridge over the Tennant Canal near Port Tennant 1920’s (Now Fabian Way).

Pentreffynnon Cottages some of the earliest Dwellings built in Skewen. (Now demolished for Flats)

Jersey Marine Briton Ferry Road Railway Station — Jersey Marine Briton Ferry Road Railway Station 1910

Jersey Marine School under construction in 1910.

Tennant Canal Weedcutter at Neath Abbey 1930.

Twin arch bridges at Red Jacket Pill Lock 1950. — Double arch bridge at a snowy Red Jacket Pill Lock 1950.

Cwrt yr BettwsTennant Canal Bridge 1950 with BP Oil Llandarcy Pumping Station (Left) and the riuns of the Cardonnel Tin-Plate works (Background).

Cardonnel Tin-Plate Works 1910 — Cardonnel Tin-Plate Works 1910.

Cardonnel Tinplate Workers 1920's — Cardonnel Tinplate Workers 1920’s

Aberdulais Canalside 1930.

A Railmotor at Jersey Marine Station 1910.

Red Jacket 1930 — The double arch bridge that used to span the canal at the Red Jacket 1930.

The Ruins of Neath Abbey 1880 — The Ruins of Neath Abbey 1880.

The Neath Abbey ruins with the Neath Dragons speedway stadium on the left 1960.

The Cwm Neath Abbey 1900 Note the cottage on the right and viaduct in background.

Jersey Marine Village 1938.

Tennant canal near Jersey Marine 1900s

Hauliers of Cwrt-y-Bettws colliery 1913.

The Warf and Tannery 1900. — Neath River Bridge – The Warf and Tannery 1900.

Tennant Canal Neath 1910 — Tennant Canal at Neath Bridge 1910

This delightful picture depicts Dynevor Road Skewen from Station Road bridge. — This delightful picture depicts Dynevor Road Skewen from Station Road bridge 1920.

Aberdulais Flooding 1910. This village was no stranger to floods and was sometimes known as Little Venice.

Aberdulais Aqueduct in the 1960's — Aberdulais Aqueduct in the 1960’s

Sources:

Thanks to Stephen Absalom and Robert King for Images from Around Neath.
Robert and Bryan King for Around Neath The Second Selection
Thanks for images to Neath Antiquarian Society