what is the purpose of these canals?
It provided better facilities for transferring cargo to ships.
Neath and Tennant Canal
Once opened, much of the Neath traffic used the Tennant Canal, as Swansea provided better facilities for transferring cargo to ships.
what is neath and tennant canal? They are two independent but linked canals in South Wales that are usually regarded as a single canal. when were they restored? They are the subject of active restoration projects.
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Neath and Tennant Canal [SEP] Introduction
It closed after 20 years, but was enlarged and extended by George Tennant in 1818, to provide a navigable link from the River Neath to the River Tawe at Swansea docks. In order to increase trade, he built an extension to Aberdulais basin, where it linked to the Neath Canal. The extension was built without an act of Parliament and there was a long delay while Tennant attempted to resolve a dispute with a landowner over the routing of the canal. Once opened, much of the Neath traffic used the Tennant Canal, as Swansea provided better facilities for transferring cargo to ships.