Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, nr. Wrexham
You need a good head for heights to walk (or narrow boat) across this 37 metre high aqueduct on the Llangollen canal, Wales, designed by Thomas Telford - there are no railings on one side (if I was in a narrow boat I'd have to be inside on the floor with a blanket over my head!)
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Drone video over - and through - our majestic structure on the Llangollen Canal, North Wales.
The Biggest Aqueduct In Britain! Pontcysyllte Aqueduct!
On the way back from north Wales we stopped off here, it's the biggest Aqueduct in Britain! Have no idea how to pronounce the name though.
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct - Chirk, Wrexham - Aerial Footage
Using our Skyquad UAV systems we were able to capture some footage of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. This is an Aqueduct nr Chirk and located between Wrexham & Llangollen. Pontcysyllte is classed as a World Heritage Site. Another great piece of Engineering carried out in Wales
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct crosses the Dee Valley on nineteen cast iron spans at a height of 126 feet/38.4 meters - built between 1795 and 1808
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Wrexham Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct a fascinating and impressive structure. The oldest and longest navigable aqueduct in Great Britain and the highest in the world. Located in Wrexham, Wales.
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The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct | The Longest and Highest Aqueduct in Britain
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct | The Longest and Highest Aqueduct in Britain
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham County Borough in north Wales. Completed in 1805, is the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain, its is the first navigable cast iron aqueduct in the world and a Grade I Listed Building and UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1999. The aqueduct, built by Thomas Telford and William Jessop, is 1,007 ft or 307 meter long, 11 ft or 3.4 meter wide and 5.25 ft or 1.60 meter deep. It consists of a cast iron trough supported 126 ft or 38 meter above the river on iron arched ribs carried on eighteen hollow masonry piers (pillars). Each of the nineteen spans is 53 ft or 16 meter wide., and has undergone a recent renovation. In 2007 it was reopened, allowing its use since they perform daily sightseeing cruises along the entire route tours.
It was opened on 26 November 1805, having taken around ten years to design and build at a total cost of £47,000. Adjusted for inflation this is equivalent to no more than £3,330,000 in 2014, but bore a much larger relationship to contemporary GDP of only some £400 million. On the other hand such a project would cost more today due to factors that did not apply in the early 19th century such as higher real wages, safety measures, new regulations and taxes, financing fees and so on.
At that time, artificial canals were the main means of transport for both people, goods and materials in the UK eighteenth and early nineteenth century ... before the industrial revolution was leaving the obsolete by the use of steam trains ...... However and despite the incipient time, today we can still find this longevity means of transport become one of the biggest tourist attractions in Wales, besides being the longest and highest aqueduct in Britain and be declared by the UNESCO as World Heritage. And in our time, despite his advanced age, the aqueduct is one of the busiest areas of the UK canal network - its capacity per year is about fifteen thousand boats.
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is the longest and highest aqueduct in the UK. Crossing the Dee Valley, it’s a grade 1 listed building and part of a World Heritage Site.
The aqueduct is 1,007ft (307m) long and 126ft (38m) above the river. Designed by engineer Thomas Telford, it was one of his first major projects. Telford’s plans used a cast-iron trough to carry water and boats across the valley. The structure would be more than 3 times the height of existing aqueducts.
The aqueduct was built during the 20 years of so-called ‘canal mania’ between 1790 and 1810. Over 1,180 miles (1,900km) of canal were completed over this period.
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen canal, May 2009.
This is a brief portrait of the aqueduct and two of the boats that carry passengers across it. The recommended pronunciation is not exact, but it serves many of us locals well enough!
The aqueduct, built between 1795 and 1805, is one of Britain's most spectacular products of the Industrial Revolution. Known as The Stream in the Sky, it was designed by Thomas Telford, the self-educated son of a Scottish shepherd, and built under the direction of William Jessop. The cruise boat shown in this video and a horse drawn boat, both based at Llangollen Wharf, bear the names of these great engineers.
Telford's use of a cast-iron trough to carry the water across the Dee valley was revolutionary, allowing a very light, lofty structure with the minimum of stonework. Indeed, the top portion of each pier is hollow. The approach embankment on the Froncysyllte side was at the time the biggest earthwork in the UK. It extends just as far (and high, 90 feet) as earthworks were less costly than fine masonry and cast iron! Also, a bridge of only one boat's width would have caused traffic congestion if it had been much longer, and the embankment has curves that align the canal with the ideal placement for the aqueduct.
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Walking and Barging the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen Canal
Walking and barging the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen Canal
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Llangollen Aqueduct, North Wales
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Built between 1795 and 1805, the impressive structure stands out from its surroundings and yet somehow complements the landscape perfectly, making it a site that simply has to be seen up close. This is the Britain's highest navigable aqueduct, towering 126ft (38m) above the River Dee and supported by 18 stone piers. The canal runs through an Cast iron trough 1007 feet (306.9 metres) long, 11 feet 10 inches (3.6 metres) wide and 5 feet 3 inches (1.6 metres) deep. Clear water is fed from the River Dee at the Horseshoe Falls near Llangollen.
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Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɔntkəˈsəɬtɛ], full name in Welsh: Traphont Ddŵr Pontcysyllte) is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal over the valley of the River Dee in Wrexham County Borough in north east Wales. Completed in 1805, it is the longest and highest aqueduct in Great Britain, a Grade I Listed Building[1] and a World Heritage Site.
When the bridge was built, it linked the villages of Froncysyllte, at the southern end of the bridge in the Cysyllte township of Llangollen parish (from where it takes its name[2]), and Trevor (Trefor in Welsh), at the northern end of the bridge in the Trefor Isaf township, also of Llangollen parish. Both townships were later transferred to Wrexham County Borough following local government reorganisation.
The name Pontcysyllte is in the Welsh language and means Cysyllte Bridge.[2] The township of Cysyllte existed for centuries before the bridge was built. For most of its history, the aqueduct was known as Pont y Cysyllte (Bridge of Cysyllte). Other translations such as Bridge of the Junction or The Bridge that links are modern, and incorrect, derived from the literal English translation of cysyllte as junctions or links. For more info visit:
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The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen in north east Wales. The 18-arched stone and cast iron structure is for use by narrowboats and was completed in 1805 having taken ten years to design and build. It is the longest aqueduct in Great Britain and the highest canal aqueduct in the world. There’s a very good reason why our 'stream in the sky', Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and 11 miles of the Llangollen canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Taking the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee valley in North Wales, the aqueduct is one of the most awesome engineering feats on the canal network. You can walk across the aqueduct or save your legs and go by boat - remember to bring your camera and a head for heights!
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Hei guys, this is part of a historical heritage programme from BBC, which gives an indepth detail about the struture of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. It also shows some places to look around the Aqueduct. Hope you enjoy it.