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Locks on the Brecon and Abergavenny canal |
Glossary
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More of the locks on the Brecknock and Abergavenny canal at Llangynidr are shown on the section of map below. |
Guinea - a sum of money equal to one pound and one shilling, or 21 shillings in the old British currency. | |
This is part of a warning notice aimed at "evil disposed persons" who caused damage to canal property. Anyone found guilty of such offences were to be punished with "the utmost severity". |
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The reward of five guineas was a large sum of money for the time. |
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