#thomastelford — Public Fediverse posts

‘It’s astonishing how well it has lasted’: #Anglesey marks 200th #anniversary of beloved #bridge | #Wales | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/31/wales-anglesey-200th-anniversary-menai-bridge

#UK #CivilEngineering #StructuralEngineeting #MenaiBridge #History #Heritage MenaiStraits #ThomasTelford

📍: Bartons Works Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4806412858454&mlon=-1.9326310873851#map=17/52.4806412858454/-1.9326310873851
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/12565217033

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #greatbritain #rain #skyline #birmingham #wind #unitedkingdom #dam #bcn #windy #reservoir #rotunda #raining #westmidlands #birminghamuk #thomastelford #oldbury #edgbastonreservoir #edgbaston #alphatower

📍: Bartons Works Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4806412858454&mlon=-1.9326310873851#map=17/52.4806412858454/-1.9326310873851
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/12565217033

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #greatbritain #rain #skyline #birmingham #wind #unitedkingdom #dam #bcn #windy #reservoir #rotunda #raining #westmidlands #birminghamuk #thomastelford #oldbury #edgbastonreservoir #edgbaston #alphatower

📍: Bartons Works Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4806412858454&mlon=-1.9326310873851#map=17/52.4806412858454/-1.9326310873851
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/12565217033

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #greatbritain #rain #skyline #birmingham #wind #unitedkingdom #dam #bcn #windy #reservoir #rotunda #raining #westmidlands #birminghamuk #thomastelford #oldbury #edgbastonreservoir #edgbaston #alphatower

📍: Railway Bridge, Summit Tunnel
ℹ️: railway bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5029718249501&mlon=-1.97830918675507#map=17/52.5029718249501/-1.97830918675507
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/7187722453

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #greatbritain #trees #tree #unitedkingdom #bcn #canals #telford #castiron #westmidlands #thomastelford #blackcountry #smethwick #sandwell #galtonbridge #galtontunnel #castironrailings

📍: Railway Bridge, Summit Tunnel
ℹ️: railway bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5029718249501&mlon=-1.97830918675507#map=17/52.5029718249501/-1.97830918675507
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/7187722453

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #greatbritain #trees #tree #unitedkingdom #bcn #canals #telford #castiron #westmidlands #thomastelford #blackcountry #smethwick #sandwell #galtonbridge #galtontunnel #castironrailings

📍: Railway Bridge, Summit Tunnel
ℹ️: railway bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5029718249501&mlon=-1.97830918675507#map=17/52.5029718249501/-1.97830918675507
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/7187722453

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #greatbritain #trees #tree #unitedkingdom #bcn #canals #telford #castiron #westmidlands #thomastelford #blackcountry #smethwick #sandwell #galtonbridge #galtontunnel #castironrailings

📍: Stretton Winding Hole
ℹ️: winding hole
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.6949192929431&mlon=-2.19024283819674#map=17/52.6949192929431/-2.19024283819674
📸: Photo by David Jones on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/45457437@N00/8698935651

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #bridge #aqueduct #shropshireunioncanal #a5 #thomastelford #1832 #fourcountiesring #watlingstreet #birminghamandliverpoolcanal

267 years ago today. Thomas Telford, the civil engineer whose works transformed Scotland and had a huge impact elsewhere, was born near Westerkirk in Dumfries-shire on 9 August 1757. This is his bridge at Craigellachie in Moray. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/t/thomastelford.html

#Scotland #OnThisDay #ThomasTelford #CraigellachieBridge #Speyside #Moray #Craigellachie #UndiscoveredScotland

📍: Bridge 1, Norbury Junction Bridge
ℹ️: towpath bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.8024964648477&mlon=-2.30795950288443#map=17/52.8024964648477/-2.30795950288443
📸: Photo by tj.blackwell on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/8185633@N07/4991471876

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #water #countryside #holidays #shropshire #britain #transport #shropshireunioncanal #shrewsbury #boating #thomastelford #wolverhampton #civilengineering #britishwaterways

266 years ago today. Thomas Telford, the civil engineer whose works transformed Scotland and had a huge impact elsewhere, was born near Westerkirk in Dumfries-shire on 9 August 1757. This is his bridge at Craigellachie in Moray. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/t/thomastelford.html

#Scotland #OnThisDay #ThomasTelford #CraigellachieBridge #Speyside #Moray #Craigellachie #UndiscoveredScotland

Coming to the close of the season & my role as #PontcysyllteAqueduct Ranger is on hold til next year. A UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing 11 miles of the #LlangollenCanal. Completed in 1805 by #WilliamJessop & #ThomasTelford, it's a remarkable feat of #engineering Straddling the River Dee, 126ft high on local stone pillars. The cast iron trough is 1007ft long, 5ft 3in deep and holds 1.5 million litres of water. Tallest navigable aqueduct in the World. Longest navigable aqueduct in the UK.