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Llangollen Canal - Victorian Llangollenhe Shropshire Union Canal arrived a little before the Victorian period with spectacular constructions such as the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct a little down water from Llangollen.

gain built by Thomas Telford, this most beautiful of canal's played host to one of the earliest tourism developments in the U.K.

Llangollen Canal - Victorian Llangollen aptain Jones' Original Pleasure Boats were a great feature of Victorian Llangollen, taking horse-drawn barges to the sites such as Valle Crucis Abbey, Elisegs Pillar and the Horseshoe falls.

ou can still do exactly the same by visiting the Llangollen Wharf.

 

Local History | Introduction | Telford's Holyhead Road | Castle Street
Llangollen Canal
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