Glamorganshire Canal
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The Glamorganshire Canal in South Wales, UK, was begun in 1790. It ran along the valley of the River Taff from Merthyr Tydfil to the Bristol Channel at Cardiff. The final section of canal was closed i
The Glamorganshire Canal at Nightingales Bush, Pontypridd.
Navigation House at Abercynon was built in 1792 and was the headquarters of the Canal Company. It is now a pub.
North Road Lock in Cardiff (c. 1905)
This section of disused canal near Forest Farm is now a nature reserve. It is in close proximity to the M4 motorway.
Cardiff Docks
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Cardiff Docks is a port in southern Cardiff, Wales. At its peak, the port was one of the largest dock systems in the world with a total quayage of almost 7 mi. Once the main port for the export of Sou
Glamorganshire Canal
…canal passed over the Bute Docks Feeder with a small aqueduct built in the late 1830s, at the north-east corner of Cardiff Castle. The feeder fed the Bute Docks, having extracted water from Blackweir on the River Taff. There was an overflow from the canal into the feeder. 1876 was the first year when the canal…
Queen Alexandra Dock
Coal ships tied up at Cardiff Docks
2nd Marquess of Bute
Opening of the Queen Alexandra Dock in 1907. Picture taken by Queen Alexandra