View of the Ellesmere Canal as it passes through

View of the Ellesmere Canal as it passes through the Vale of Llangollen, Wales. In the middle right of the picture is the Pont-y-Cysyllte aqueduct. The most notable of all the iron trough aqueducts in Britain. Built by Thomas Telford (1757-1834) Scottish civil engineer. Opened in 1805, it is 307 metres long, with 19 arches and is 30. 7 metres above the river Dee. It cost £47, 018. Engraving

1757-1834 1805 Aqueduct Aqueducts Cost Ellesmere Llangollen Passes Telford Trough Vale

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