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Hi,
Another in the series from The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, the wonderful feat of engineering, which is just down the road from Wrexham. It really is worth a visit.
I hitched a lift across the aqueduct from a very kind family and wanted to show how close to the edge you really are when crossing this structure in a narrow boat. All that is between you and certain oblivion is the thin iron wall of the bath, which is only about 6 inches thick. It is 127 feet above the ground, at it's highest point, no wonder it is called 'the stream in the sky'
More about the structure here:
It was built by Thomas Telford between 1795 and 1805 and thousands of visitors are drawn to the site every year. The word “Pontcysyllte” means “the bridge that connects” and it created a navigable union between England and Wales, ultimately connecting the rivers Severn, Dee and Mersey.
There are eighteen piers made of local stone, the central ones over the Dee being 126’ high up to the ironwork. In order to make the aqueduct as light as possible, the slender masonry piers are partly hollow and taper at their summit. The mortar was made out of oxen blood, lime and water.
The canal runs through an iron trough which is 1007’ long, 11’ 10” wide and 5’ 3” deep, and is the largest in Britain. It holds 1.5 million litres of water and takes 2 hours to drain.
The iron was supplied by William Hazeldine from his foundries Shrewsbury and nearby Cefn Mawr. Water is fed from the Dee at the Horseshoe Falls at LLantysilio near Llangollen. The total cost to build the aqueduct in 1805 was £45,000. Info from Wrexhamtoday.
PP includes use of dodge brush to bring out the detail in the trees, (it was a dull day as you can see, and the light was very flat), adjust sat, adjust levels, apply USM, resize for TL and post.
Hopefully the feeling of flying comes across!
Hope to post another tomorrow,
Thanks for visiting,
John |
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