Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte safety squad targets mounting congestion

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August 29, 2026

A safety team is being deployed at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct to manage busy-period traffic and ease congestion as growing numbers of paddle craft and narrowboats use the landmark. THE aqueduct safety team, with their visible onsite presence, add to existing measures, including CCTV and the introduction of vessel and operator identification requirements for commercial operators using…
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CONNECTING culture and communities

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February 11, 2025

THE WORLD-FAMOUS Pontcysyllte Aqueduct UNESCO World Heritage Site was celebrated at a festival of art, performance and culture. The site, which featured in the Christmas release of the latest Wallace & Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, was the focus of a special event which formed part a year-long community art placemaking project, the Bridge that…
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Health check for ‘stream in the sky’

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April 29, 2024

THE Canal & River Trust recently emptied Pontcysyllte Aqueduct of water to check that the 307m long structure is in good working order. Nicknamed the ‘stream in the sky’, the aqueduct was built in 1805 by Thomas Telford to carry the Llangollen Canal across the Dee Valley 38m below and was granted World Heritage Status…
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