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
Fourteen Locks
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Fourteen Locks is a series of locks, also known as the Cefn Flight, on the Crumlin arm of the Monmouthshire Canal at Rogerstone in Newport, South Wales. The flight of locks was completed in 1799 and r
Thomas Dadford Jr.
…others. During his brief working life Thomas Dadford Jr. managed to achieve a great deal. Major structures for which he was responsible include the fourteen locks on the Monmouthshire Canal at Rogerstone, the embankment at Gilwern which enables the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal to cross the River Clydach and a…
Lock 11, February 2005. The upper part of this lock was made wider, to allow boats to pass.