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Canal aqueduct and a parallel railway viaduct over the | [[Image:JD_Aberdulais_bridges01.jpg|thumb|Railway viaduct in foreground, canal aqueduct behind]] | ||
Canal aqueduct and a parallel railway viaduct over the River Dulais | |||
[[Aberdulais Falls|Aberdulais Tinworks and Waterfall]] are a short distance upstream. | [[Aberdulais Falls|Aberdulais Tinworks and Waterfall]] are a short distance upstream. | ||
1876 'ABERDYLAIS. The water from the river rose to such an extraordinary height that it passed over the canal aqueduct, the arches being quite unable to take the immense volume of water which poured down the Dylais river. All the houses in the lower grounds were inundated, and the gardens completely ruined. No accdent to life has been reported from the district.'<ref>Western Mail, 10 October 1876</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Town - Neath]] | [[Category: Town - Neath]] | ||
[[Category: Bridges and Viaducts]] | [[Category: Bridges and Viaducts]] | ||
[[Category: Aqueducts]] | |||
[[Category: Things to do - Wales]] | [[Category: Things to do - Wales]] | ||
[[Category: Things to do - Wales (Postcode SA)]] | [[Category: Things to do - Wales (Postcode SA)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:37, 7 May 2017
Canal aqueduct and a parallel railway viaduct over the River Dulais
Aberdulais Tinworks and Waterfall are a short distance upstream.
1876 'ABERDYLAIS. The water from the river rose to such an extraordinary height that it passed over the canal aqueduct, the arches being quite unable to take the immense volume of water which poured down the Dylais river. All the houses in the lower grounds were inundated, and the gardens completely ruined. No accdent to life has been reported from the district.'[1]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Western Mail, 10 October 1876