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Photograph
of aqueduct over the River Giedd from the collection of the late
John Morris of Ystradgynlais.
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But the Victorians were able to put them to very good use in carrying the coal, iron, timber and other goods which were in great demand as industry rapidly expanded during the 19th century.
The new steam railways were to take over most of the canal trade during the 1850s and 1860s.
