llangolen canal

LLANGOLLEN Canal: £400K Lottery Award

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November 2, 2024

PLANS to open up one of the oldest working boat yards on the Llangollen Canal will now become a reality after a £409,933 development grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Ellesmere Yard, which dates back to 1806, could house a visitor centre and craft workshops as well as continue as a working canal maintenance…
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LLANGOLEN CANAL: Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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September 17, 2024

Nicola Lisle continues her museum series with a visit to the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the local heritage centre IT WAS Sir Walter Scott who described the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct as ‘the most impressive work of art I have ever seen’, a tribute both to its structural magnificence and its harmonious relationship with the surrounding landscape. This…
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Explore the locks at Grindley Brook at free open day

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Janet Richardson

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February 1, 2022

Waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust, is holding a public open day on Saturday 5 February at Lock 2 on the Llangollen Canal at Grindley Brook in Shropshire. The free event, which is taking place from 10am to 4pm, will give visitors a rare chance to descend into a specially drained lock to…
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Charity to improve towpath along the Llangollen Canal

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Mark Lancaster

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October 4, 2021

Waterways and wellbeing charity, Canal & River Trust, has begun work to improve a section of towpath along the Llangollen Canal for the thousands of people and boaters who use and visit this UNESCO World Heritage site every year. The eight week project will involve resurfacing, and widening in places, the towpath from Shropshire’s gateway…
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