Hope you don't mind me sharing a few pics of our walk yesterday, was a nice day so we decided to take a drive out, only a few minutes up the road.
Pontcysytlle Aqueduct, recently given World Heritage status by UNESCO. Building started in 1795 and finished in 1805 by Thomas Telford, the structure is 126 ft high and 307m long and is the biggest aqueduct in the UK
Definately not for the faint hearted to walk across
Attack of the killer thumbs!
Lovely pics, Shelley (esp the last one!)
Brought back some memories too, crossing that aquaduct in a boat on a trip from Birmingham to Llangollen with three school friends in a small canal cruiser. That small holding wall looked very low from the boat!
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That makes me dizzy just looking at the pics!
On a related note, does anyone get the urge to jump off when they are high up on something? I've always felt that, and thought I was a right oddball untill I saw Paul Merton in China and he said the same thing when they put him on the top floor of a massive hotel. Since then I did a little straw poll of friends and family and quite a few people feel the same. Very strange.
shelley bda (11-07-2011)
Yes, I do. I hate going near an unprotected edge, or low balustrade, or seeing someone else near one.
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nice pics. But shouldn't it be posted in the photo/pic section?
Well, good as they are, I don't think Shelley was submitting them for critique as a top notch photographer - (or Jon as a "study in thumbs") but more to illustrate a good day out - so I'm happy with them in GD, if everyone else is...Originally Posted by j.o.s.h.1408
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shelley bda (11-07-2011)
Looks like a lovely location! Might have to make a trip there, would love to walk the dogs along the aqueduct!
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shelley bda (11-07-2011)
its been a long time since I have been there, fantastic place.
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shelley bda (11-07-2011)
Thank you
Your braver than me! Ya wouldn't get me on a boat to go through there! Not for all the choklit in Cadbury! Knowing my luck I would fall off somehow!
I was refusing to let go of the rails as we walked across, not even letting go for old people and children!The lovely pub at the end was worth the walk across though
It looks horribly low from the photos- how high is it? Going by picture 5 it can only be a couple of feet - surely there must have been 'incidents'. Can you just go up there at any time? How do they stop kids mucking about?
As opel80uk said, that would compel me to chuck myself over - I don't think it's that uncommon, that feeling.
Giddying but good pictures
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shelley bda (11-07-2011)
It looks horribly low from the photos
As opel80uk said, that would compel me to chuck myself over - I don't think it's that uncommon, that feeling.
Giddying but good pictures
It's literally inches
And thank you, I didn't think to put them in the photo section, sorry to those that think they should be
Nos 3, 6(without the thumb print ) and they are all great pics.
Hope you all enjoyed your day out.
Last edited by vicar; 22-07-2011 at 01:46 PM.
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Looks like an interesting place to visit!!
Nice pics shelley, looks like you had a great day out.
You can go across at anytime (except night unless you haven navigation lights) it is just another part of the inland waterways, run by British Waterways.It looks horribly low from the photos
As opel80uk said, that would compel me to chuck myself over - I don't think it's that uncommon, that feeling.
Giddying but good pictures
Have been going on narrowboats for nearly 30 years but still haven't managed to get to go over it, I prefer to do loops as opposed to 'there and back' and that stretch is a dead end (and without many pubs to stop at).
Maybe one day though, would be an experience.
Great photos
sammyc (12-07-2011)
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