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Sunday, 13 January 2008

Heritage status for unique aqueduct?

Yesterday's Guardian reported on the selection of the amazing Pontcysyllte aqueduct on the Llangollen canal, near Wrexham, as this year's UK candidate for World Heritage status. The aqueduct was built between 1795 and 1808 with a revolutionary mix of ancient materials, such as ox blood (which helped bond mortar) and boiling sugar (used to seal Welsh flannel used with tar for caulking), and new cast iron technology previously untried on such a scale.
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