Presteigne At the beginning of Queen Victoria's
reign transport in the area depended on the horse.
The wealthy could travel in their own carriages while others could pay
to travel on the stage coaches. Few
working people could afford this and so they could only travel as far
as they could walk. By the end of the period, railways
had connected the area with a wider world. Working people were just beginning
to have the freedom and money to travel further, and the first motor
cars were seen on Radnorshire's roads. Choose from the topics
below.
Transport
Transport
in Presteigne and the Radnor Valley
and an accident at the tollgates
horse-drawn transport across the area
an early horse-drawn railway
and connections to a wider world