Glamorganshire Canal
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The Glamorganshire Canal was an important industrial waterway in South Wales that carried coal, iron, and other goods between the Merthyr Tydfil ironworks district and the port of Cardiff during the Industrial Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glamorganshire Canal canonical | 3 |
| Glamorganshire Canal Company | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
industrial waterway ⓘ |
| builtFor | transporting coal from Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff ⓘ |
| category | canals in Wales ⓘ |
| connects |
Cardiff
ⓘ
Merthyr Tydfil ⓘ |
| connectsWith | River Taff ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earthwork with stone locks ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1790 ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| currentRemains |
short preserved sections
ⓘ
traces in Cardiff and Taff Valley ⓘ |
| declineCause |
competition from railways
ⓘ
maintenance costs ⓘ subsidence from coal mining ⓘ |
| economicRole |
export of coal through Cardiff
ⓘ
supporting iron industry at Merthyr Tydfil ⓘ |
| engineer | Thomas Dadford Jr. ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| gauge | narrow canal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key transport route in South Wales coalfield
ⓘ
major factor in growth of Cardiff as a port ⓘ |
| length | about 25 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glamorgan
ⓘ
South Wales ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mostlyClosedBy | 1940s ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | more than 50 ⓘ |
| officialClosure | 1951 ⓘ |
| opened | 1794 ⓘ |
| owner |
Glamorganshire Canal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Glamorganshire Canal Company
|
| passesThrough |
Pontypridd area
ⓘ
Taff Valley ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
iron products
ⓘ
steam coal ⓘ |
| region |
South Wales Coal Measures
ⓘ
surface form:
South Wales coalfield
|
| servedIndustrialArea |
Cyfarthfa Ironworks
ⓘ
surface form:
Merthyr Tydfil ironworks
|
| startPoint | Merthyr Tydfil ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Taff Vale Railway
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| terminusAt |
Port of Cardiff
ⓘ
surface form:
Cardiff Docks
|
| usedForTransportOf |
coal
ⓘ
industrial goods ⓘ iron ⓘ |
| waterSource | River Taff ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Glamorganshire Canal Company