Glamorganshire Canal
Camlas Morgannwg (Welsh) |
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The Glamorganshire Canal at Nightingales Bush, Pontypridd. |
Interactive map of Glamorganshire Canal Camlas Morgannwg (Welsh) |
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| Locks | 52 |
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| Status | Mostly filled in; part under A470 road; part footpaths. |
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| Original owner | Glamorganshire Canal Navigation Co |
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| Principal engineer | Thomas Dadford |
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| Other engineer | Thomas Sheasby |
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| Date of act | 1790 |
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| Date completed | 1794 |
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| Date closed | 1898, 1915, 1942, 1951 |
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| Start point | Merthyr Tydfil |
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| End point | Cardiff Docks |
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| Branch | Aberdare Canal |
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Canal Head, Cyfarthfa
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Lock 1, Merthyr Tydfil
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Ynysfach Lock
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Dock
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Parliament Lock
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Glyndyrus Locks
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Dock and Upper Abercanaid Dock
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Abercanaid
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Aberfan Locks
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8
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Pontygwaith Lock
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9
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Cefnglas Lock
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10-17
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Abercynon locks (8)
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Aberdare Canal
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Abercynon locks (6)
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Lock Isaf
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River Taff aqueduct
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The Basin
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Ynyscaedudwg Lock
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Cilfynydd
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Pontypridd
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26
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Ty'n y graig Lock
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Road Lock
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Lock yr Odin
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Hopkin Morgan Basin
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30
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Trallwn Lock
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Brown Lenox Chain Works Basin
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Ynysangharad Locks
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Treforest
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Head of Doctor's Canal
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Dyffryn Lock
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Dynea Lock
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Rhydyfelin
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Boat Dock
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Treble Locks
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Taffs Well Lock
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Caegias Lock
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40
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Portobello Lock
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41
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Tongwynlais, Ton Lock
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42
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Llwynymellt Lock
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Forest Lock
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Melingriffith Lock
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45
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Llandaff Lock
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College Lock
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Gabalfa Lock
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Cambrian Yard
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Mynachdy Lock
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49
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North Road Lock
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50
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Crockherbtown Lock
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Bute Dock Feeder aqueduct
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Cardiff, Queen Street Tunnel
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Cut to West Dock
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New Lock
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Sea Lock
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The Glamorganshire Canal (Welsh: Camlas Morgannwg) 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 in 1951.