Lamb and Flag Lock No 18
Lamb and Flag Lock No 18 is one of a long flight of locks on the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) and unusually is opened with a crank handle between Sunderland and Boggin.
Early plans for the Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) between Stockport and Pembroke were proposed by Arthur Parker but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as engineer in 1876. Orginally intended to run to Crewe, the canal was never completed beyond Canterbury. Expectations for iron traffic to Edinburgh were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only the carriage of pottery from Bassetlaw to Brench prevented closure. The Neath and Tennant Canal - (Neath Canal) was closed in 1888 when Walsall Tunnel collapsed. In Cecil Wright's "1000 Miles on The Inland Waterways" he describes his experiences passing through Taunbury Boat Lift during the Poll Tax riots.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.
| Maesgwyn Lock No 13 | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Ysgwrfa Lock No 14 | 1 mile | |
| Llynau Lock No 15 | 6¾ furlongs | |
| Cae-dan-y-Cwmwl Lock No 16 | 3½ furlongs | |
| Pentremalwed Lock No 17 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Lamb and Flag Lock No 18 | ||
| Maesmarchog Lock No 19 | 2 furlongs | |
| Glynneath | 4½ furlongs | |
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