Thomas Dadford Jr.
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Thomas Dadford Jr. was an English canal engineer, who came from a family of canal engineers. He first worked with his father in the north of Britain on the Stour and the Trent, but later independently
Dadford's aqueduct at Brynich carries the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal over the River Usk
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.