Glamorganshire Canal

Glamorganshire Canal
Glamorganshire Canal
	The Glamorganshire Canal at Nightingales Bush, Pontypridd.
Specifications
Locks	52
Status	Mostly filled in; part under A470 road; part footpaths.
History
Original owner	Glamorganshire Canal Navigation Co
Principal engineer	Thomas Dadford
Other engineer(s)	Thomas Sheasby
Date of act	1790
Date completed	1794
Date closed	1898, 1915, 1942, 1951
Geography
Start point	Merthyr Tydfil
End point	Cardiff Docks
Branch(es)	Aberdare Canal

The Glamorganshire Canal in South Wales, UK, was begun in 1790. It ran along the valley of the River Taff from Merthyr Tydfil to the sea at Cardiff. The final section of canal was closed in 1951.

					Canal Head, Cyfarthfa
				1	Lock 1, Merthyr Tydfil
				2	Ynysfach Lock
					Dock
				3	Parliament Lock
				4-5	Glyndyrus Locks
					Dock and Upper Abercanaid Dock
					Abercanaid
				6-7	Aberfan Locks
				8	Pontygwaith Lock
				9	Cefnglas Lock
				10-17	Abercynon locks (8)
					Aberdare Canal
				18-23	Abercynon locks (6)
				24	Lock Isaf
					River Taff aqueduct
					The Basin
				25	Ynyscaedudwg Lock
					Cilfynydd
					Pontypridd
				26	Ty'n y graig Lock
				27	Road Lock
				28-29	Lock yr Odin
					Hopkin Morgan Basin
				30	Trallwn Lock
					Brown Lenox Chain Works Basin
				31-32	Ynysangharad Locks
					Treforest
					Head of Doctor's Canal
				33	Dyffryn Lock
				34	Dynea Lock
					Rhydyfelin
					Boat Dock
				35-37	Treble Locks
				38	Taffs Well Lock
				39	Caegias Lock
				40	Portobello Lock
				41	Tongwynlais, Ton Lock
				42	Llwynymellt Lock
				43	Forest Lock
				44	Melingriffith Lock
				45	Llandaff Lock
				46	College Lock
				47	Gabalfa Lock
					Cambrian Yard
				48	Mynachdy Lock
				49	North Road Lock
				50	Crockherbtown Lock
					Bute Dock Feeder aqueduct
					Cardiff, Queen Street Tunnel (115 yd)
					Cut to West Dock
				51	New Lock
					Sea Lock

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