Talk:St Florence
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I have not yet found much about the Ritec straightening or even if it was done for navigation rather than agricultural purposes. [1] and search for Ritec mentions an 1820 Tenby barrier which is a start. The 1908 25" OS map [2] is interesting as it does not show any form of wharfage at St F or Tenby. Those more familiar with the subject must know of fuller sources?SovalValtos (talk) 09:53, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
- @SovalValtos: I have just added an archived copy of the source that supports claim that the Ritec was navigable.[3] It includes:
- the Ritec was a tidal river as far as St Florence, and small ships could sail up at high tide. You can still see the stone where they would have tied up, in the middle of the old village.
- It says that the river silted up after the Penally Embankment was built in 1811, which explains why the 1908 map shows nothing relevant. I can't see a likely mooring stone on Google StreetView. Perhaps they used the river to transport stone to build the church. Other than that, I doubt that there would be significant demand for river transport, unless there was a quarry nearby. Verbcatcher (talk) 16:18, 31 May 2023 (UTC)