Cwmbach Lock; Upper Lock No.1, Aberdare Canal, Aberdare
Overview
Cwmbach Lock; Upper Lock No.1, Aberdare Canal, Aberdare is recorded as Canal Lock in Wales Rhondda Cynon Taf. The National Monuments Record of Wales records Cwmbach Lock Upper Lock No.1, Aberdare Canal, Aberdare as Canal Lock from the Post Medieval period.
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Upper Lock No.1, Aberdare Canal, Aberdare as Canal Lock from the Post Medieval period.
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: The National Monuments Record of Wales records Cwmbach Lock
What was found
The saved account records: Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Why it ended
The saved wording does not establish one complete story of attack, rebuilding, abandonment, damage or later change. No single cause is claimed without evidence.
Why it mattered
Cwmbach Lock; Upper Lock No.1, Aberdare Canal, Aberdare matters as a recorded canal lock tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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