Since we have been at our current site Anne and I have been out and about doing a bit of the tourist thing....
One of the places that I wanted to visit with Anne was the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Langollen canal which goes over the River Dee.
It was built by Thomas Telford in 1805 and was one of his first engineering feats....
The aqueduct is 307m long..it's width is 3.4m and it's height is 38m. It is the longest and highest aqueduct in Great Britain.
It took ten years to design and build and it cost £47,000 which seems cheap today but then of course that amount was worth a lot more in those days.
I first saw the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct about ten years ago when I walked the Offa's Dyke Path.... the route actually went across the aqueduct.
I always wanted to come back again and show it to Anne as it is a pretty impressive structure and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site Structure...
A good head for heights is needed if you intend to walk across it on the narrow path at the side of the canal....
There is a hand rail on the footpath side but nothing on the canal side which seems to fuel the feeling of exposure as you walk across......
Below are a few shots that I took during our visit....
One of the places that I wanted to visit with Anne was the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Langollen canal which goes over the River Dee.
It was built by Thomas Telford in 1805 and was one of his first engineering feats....
The aqueduct is 307m long..it's width is 3.4m and it's height is 38m. It is the longest and highest aqueduct in Great Britain.
It took ten years to design and build and it cost £47,000 which seems cheap today but then of course that amount was worth a lot more in those days.
I first saw the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct about ten years ago when I walked the Offa's Dyke Path.... the route actually went across the aqueduct.
I always wanted to come back again and show it to Anne as it is a pretty impressive structure and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site Structure...
A good head for heights is needed if you intend to walk across it on the narrow path at the side of the canal....
There is a hand rail on the footpath side but nothing on the canal side which seems to fuel the feeling of exposure as you walk across......
Below are a few shots that I took during our visit....
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| The Aqueduct from the banks of the river Dee |
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| Drop-Handrail-Path-Canal-Drop and 307m to walk |
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| Looking up from the river bank |
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| View from the top |
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| Anne(blonde hair) heading off over the Aqueduct- but holding on! |
It's beautiful. Long way to fall though.
ReplyDelete*David J*
ReplyDeleteExactly what I thought when I was on it David....