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There is a strong sense of Wales and England coming together in this area, as on the site you can also find the Chirk Aqueduct and Tunnel, which straddles the border between Wales and England.
Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometre long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution, completed in the early years of the 19th century.
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which carries the Llangollen Canal over the River Dee in North Wales, took 10 years to build. The iron and sandstone structure was designed to carry coal and other goods.
Built by Thomas Telford, the aqueduct was opened in 1805 - the year Nelson won the Battle of Trafalgar - and is the oldest operational cast iron aqueduct in the world. The 1,000 foot long ...
The Elan Valley Aqueduct is hailed as an "amazing feat of Victorian ingenuity and engineering" Every day 320 million litres of water travels 73 miles (117 km) from Wales to Birmingham to fill ...
Neath Port Talbot Council is spending £3m on repairing roads and bridges including an aqueduct in Pontrhydyfen ... to encapsulate the journey of one of Wales’ most famous actors in a single ...