Neath Abbey Dry Dock;Neath Abbey Shipbuilding Dock

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Used by shipbuilding department of nearby ironworks.
(source OS495 card; SS79NW34)
Associated with Neath Abbey Ironworks (Nprn 85096).
J.Wiles 02.12.02


A dry dock situated amongst the buildings of the Cheadle Works between the Neath Canal and the River Clydach.
The dock is now covered by a road, the dock entrance just discernible.
The Cheadle Works became the shipbuilding arm of the Neath Abbey Ironworks.

RCAHMW record card notes (S.R.Hughes, 1980).

David Leighton, RCAHMW, 15 November 2007