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Aqueduct and Viaduct from England to Wales

Aqueduct and Viaduct from England to Wales
Chirk Aqueduct is a 70-foot (21 m) high and 710-foot (220 m) long navigable aqueduct that carries what is now the Llangollen Canal across the Ceiriog Valley near Chirk, on the England-Wales border, spanning the two countries.

The aqueduct was designed by civil engineer Thomas Telford, and the foundation stone was laid on 17 June 1796 and it was completed in 1801. It has a cast iron trough within which the water is contained. The masonry walls hide the cast iron interior. This aqueduct was a forerunner of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, also on the Llangollen Canal. The aqueduct was briefly the tallest navigable one ever built, and it now is Grade II* listed in both England and Wales. It forms part of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct World Heritage Site.The entrance to Chirk Tunnel can be seen at the end of the aqueduct.

Courtesy of: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirk_Aqueduct

Maintaining the fence using a tap to cut the thread

A tap on the Chirk Aqueduct

The workman in the PiP is using a die to create a screw thread in order that the blacksmith can manufacture a tap to repair the cast iron uprights of the aqueduct fence. Unfortunately my camera ran out of battery when the blacksmith was working.

Gudrun, John Bezosky Jr., Christel Ehretsmann, Erhard Bernstein and 39 other people have particularly liked this photo


29 comments - The latest ones
 Pilago
Pilago club
HFF! I wish you a good Friday and a very nice weekend!
4 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
Steve Paxton club
long time since I have see that process well captured. HFF have a great weekend.
4 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Fabulous series of images and nice information Amelia.
HFF and a wonderful weekend
4 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
Excellent perspective and a lovely series of images and great information Amelia. Good reflections in the water. A very obliging workman posing for you too!! HFF and have a good weekend
4 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Always have a spare battery... or a loaded smartphone!!!
HFF Amelia, this is very interesting
4 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Remarquable série.La première en perspective est magnifique.
HFF.
4 years ago.
 klaus 040
klaus 040 club
Ich hoffe, der Handwerker bohrt da nicht zu viele Gewinde - who knows
HFF with the interesting informations to this Aqueduct
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
superbe avec une profondeur de champ top
4 years ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
To have a tunnel as the vanishing point is inspirational ~ thanks for all the info ~ HFF & Hanwe x
4 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
A great viaduct to walk and indeed sail across as I know from my walk across this too. A fine catch here. Well done.

HFF, have a great weekend.
4 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
224 years old just shows British engineering at it's best, A good weekend for you Amelia, Oh! and remember a spare battery next time. (My biggest downfall is leaving the Memory card in the computer) but always carry a spare now.
4 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
Superb shots Amelia. Somewhere I would very much like to visit one day...my list is so long, but I may get there! HFF and I wish you a good weekend.
4 years ago.
Amelia club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
It's within about 16 - 20 miles from Shrewsbury, Rosa, so next time you come up I'll meet you and take you there.
4 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Marvellous images of this impressive old infrastructure, Amelia. I found the background information fascinating. HFF and best wishes for the weekend.
4 years ago.
 Chris10
Chris10 club
HFF for you by this interesting scenery Amelia!

Greetz, Christien
4 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
HFF Amelia. This is really lovely...and also so very interesting!
Have a beautiful weekend
4 years ago.
 Berny
Berny club
HFF, Amelia!
4 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
A lovely little set of pics Amelia..................and that is a really impressive aqueduct. It's a real testament to the skill of the engineers and workers who built it for it still to be standing and in use today.

HFF to you..............and have a super weekend.
4 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Wow ! Great leading lines, Amelia ! HFF and a good weekend for you !
4 years ago.
 Percy Schramm
Percy Schramm club
Very interesting history and you chosed a very fine perspective. HFF, wish you a nice weekend, Amelia !
4 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Amelia

I like this picture very much.

Of course it reminds me of my many visits to Llangollen and Pontcysyllte!

Best Wishes, HFF, and a good weekend
Peter
4 years ago.
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Absolutely brilliant engineering from all those years ago.. I enjoy this kind of subject and I found the aqueduct and viaduct ok. on Google Earth and followed it's course through the tunnel.. it would be a most amazing trip to do.// Thanks for posting.. have a fine weekend Amelia'.. HFF
and keep well... from.. David J'
4 years ago.
 Erika+Manfred
Erika+Manfred club
HFF and have a fine weekend.
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
What a marvelous presentation! Your main picture is outstanding and each of your other images are fascinating and full of interest. Thanks too, for the information, the construction and upkeep are really amazing!
4 years ago.
 Marek Ewjan Stachowski
Marek Ewjan Stachows…
interesting aqueduct & very nice perspective → attractive picture
have a nice new week, Amelia !
4 years ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Nice collection of pictures and great notes Amelia. the main shot is a real beauty.
4 years ago.
 menonfire
menonfire club
Da hast du gleich zum Erhalt des Bauwerks mit beigetragen ;-) !
4 years ago.
 Christel Ehretsmann
Christel Ehretsmann club
a marvellous perspective line !
4 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The perspective is fabulous, running into the tunnel at the end! A pity your battery ran out...
4 years ago.

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