Most people at the time: "You can't build a canal across this valley, its more than 100ft lower than the canal, silly!" Thomas Telford: "Hold my beer.."
It's mighty impressive to first envision such a build, and then to go on and actually build it! To put it into further context, they started building this before the lightbulb was invented!
Yes, he was a true engineering visionary. We are still enjoying and marvelling over his work over 220 years later from his start date! 😲 "The foundation stone was laid on 25th July 1795 and the aqueduct was completed on 26th November 1805, after more than 10 years of hard work".
Would like to thank you for the beautiful walks.. They move me, and during the Corona Lockdown I am outside for a while... In my lazy chair I can still enjoy nature and the peace..
Hello Dave very enjoyable walks. Dave can we support You in another way, once you have a coffee , it is gone forever. I was thinking like those that wish could contribute to walking boots , shoes, hiking poles , memory cards for your cameras. Then those items stay with You , as You take us on a journey.
Thank you for the kind gesture! So all money raised through UA-cam AdSense/members/buymeacoffee, all of it is very much reinvested someway back into the channel, Whilst I do have the occasional much loved coffee/hot chocolate, it has also gone into things like new boots, and recently new equipment and camera to record in the car again, and things like parking tickets and petrol and also recently a week filming in the lake district which otherwise wouldn't be possible.
Thanks for the way you structured this walk Dave. I especially got an appreciation of the scale of the aqueduct when you approached the structure from below. Fancy building a canal in that hilly terrain! I can ony surmise they had more than a few bucket loads of coal to make the investment worthwhile. To think that all the work that went into building the infrastructure for the canals, and how they were overtaken for goods transport when trains came along. It's nice to see they now have a new lease of life for holiday makers in canal barges and for walkers, (even when they stop in a huddle in the middle of a narrow walkway for a chat). Haha: made you edit your video. 😋 The only problem with such a popular area is that you will need traffic lights to manage the crowds.
Glad you enjoyed it Joe, very much intended to show the scale of the bridge before crossing it. when walking across it you don't get a sense of just how tall the bridge really is.. I find it just as impressive being on the ground looking up at it.
i cannot believe that walking - and boating! - on the aqueduct is allowed! very sadly, there is no way we’d be able to do it in canada. the views are incredible! i love looking down. that £47,000 it cost to build is worth just over £4,000,000 today - i think they must have been much better at managing public funds in the old days - i don’t think they’d be able to build it for a mere £4,000,000 today. I’m still looking out for the trump look-alike! thanks dave for a brilliant walk. :)
I don't think it could be built anymore, even if money was no object, the masonry skills have surly all but died out and the skills long forgotten. They built this before they had invented the lightbulb, so certainly they had no help from any kind of machinery. Nowadays, it would just be built out of steel I guess. far less impressive!
Gopro8, sayangnya saya telah menemukan kamera yang mengerikan, saya sangat senang untuk menyingkirkannya. Saya menggunakan Osmo Pocket2 sekarang yang menurut saya kamera jauh lebih unggul dalam segala hal
@@DavesWalks oke dave, terimakasih atas informasinya. Beberapa hari kedepan saya akan mencoba membuat video perjalanan. Saya berharap anda menyukainya.
Most people at the time: "You can't build a canal across this valley, its more than 100ft lower than the canal, silly!"
Thomas Telford: "Hold my beer.."
It's mighty impressive to first envision such a build, and then to go on and actually build it! To put it into further context, they started building this before the lightbulb was invented!
Yes, he was a true engineering visionary. We are still enjoying and marvelling over his work over 220 years later from his start date! 😲 "The foundation stone was laid on 25th July 1795 and the aqueduct was completed on 26th November 1805, after more than 10 years of hard work".
Would like to thank you for the beautiful walks.. They move me, and during the Corona Lockdown I am outside for a while... In my lazy chair I can still enjoy nature and the peace..
It is a pleasure to make this walks and share them! 😊👍
Hello Dave very enjoyable walks. Dave can we support You in another way, once you have a coffee , it is gone forever.
I was thinking like those that wish could contribute to walking boots , shoes, hiking poles , memory cards for your cameras.
Then those items stay with You , as You take us on a journey.
Thank you for the kind gesture! So all money raised through UA-cam AdSense/members/buymeacoffee, all of it is very much reinvested someway back into the channel, Whilst I do have the occasional much loved coffee/hot chocolate, it has also gone into things like new boots, and recently new equipment and camera to record in the car again, and things like parking tickets and petrol and also recently a week filming in the lake district which otherwise wouldn't be possible.
I'm a sucker for these walks along a river bank. It just oozes adventure and serenity. I absolutely loved this one.
Extraordinary how the (cast?) iron has kept so well for so long! Thanks for yet another excellent walk!
I believe it is very well maintained! I do think at one point it did spring a leek and had to undergo repairs!
Jai Dave it' is amazing
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
What a amazing walk dave.i love England countryside.beautiful nature.i am from India.i would like to visit England.i watch your videos regularly.
Greetings from England, glad you are enjoying the content😊
Thanks
Lovely to watch. We were here a couple of weeks ago and did that walk. Great views and totally in awe of the aqueduct - esp it’s age! Great job x
You certainly get around I like that a well traveled man we have railway viaduct near us and I’m all ways thinking someone is going to fall from it
Moc krásné procházky,děkuji ti ,pro mně je to relax😍👍🍀🏚
Jsem rád, že pro vás jsou procházky relaxační! 😊👍
Thanks for the way you structured this walk Dave. I especially got an appreciation of the scale of the aqueduct when you approached the structure from below. Fancy building a canal in that hilly terrain! I can ony surmise they had more than a few bucket loads of coal to make the investment worthwhile.
To think that all the work that went into building the infrastructure for the canals, and how they were overtaken for goods transport when trains came along. It's nice to see they now have a new lease of life for holiday makers in canal barges and for walkers, (even when they stop in a huddle in the middle of a narrow walkway for a chat). Haha: made you edit your video. 😋
The only problem with such a popular area is that you will need traffic lights to manage the crowds.
Glad you enjoyed it Joe, very much intended to show the scale of the bridge before crossing it. when walking across it you don't get a sense of just how tall the bridge really is.. I find it just as impressive being on the ground looking up at it.
It’s simply gorgeous makes me want to get away thank you for sharing
You’re welcome Carrie😊
Oh wow…. a boat on a bridge? Never seen anything like that! How wonderful
Thank you ❤❤❤
Que espectacular caminata sobre el acueducto! Que hermosos paisajes! Saludos!!!💖💕
¡Gracias! Sin duda fue un paseo muy agradable, ¡mucho mejor de lo que esperaba!😊
Lovely walk Dave. Viaduct looks really interesting 🙏💚
Lovely walk 🚶♀️ 🚶♂️. Its so interesting to see these types of videos and to show your local areas. 😊😊
Glad you enjoyed it😊
THANKS
Beautiful
Such a lovely walk! Thank you for sharing!
Very interesting walk today. Thanks Dave.
Glad you enjoyed it!
i cannot believe that walking - and boating! - on the aqueduct is allowed! very sadly, there is no way we’d be able to do it in canada. the views are incredible! i love looking down. that £47,000 it cost to build is worth just over £4,000,000 today - i think they must have been much better at managing public funds in the old days - i don’t think they’d be able to build it for a mere £4,000,000 today. I’m still looking out for the trump look-alike! thanks dave for a brilliant walk. :)
I don't think it could be built anymore, even if money was no object, the masonry skills have surly all but died out and the skills long forgotten. They built this before they had invented the lightbulb, so certainly they had no help from any kind of machinery. Nowadays, it would just be built out of steel I guess. far less impressive!
you’re right, dave. it’s heartbreaking. it probably just made it under the wire, before the era of the ‘dark satanic mills’ took over.
@@hellie_el They would probably pour the thing with a fuggly concrete monstrosity. We are so lucky to still have the old structures.
i heartily agree with you, joe. with the rare exception, modern structures are not beautiful things. it’s the old beauties that give so much pleasure.
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This is one of the many highlights on the Offa's Dyke Path. Maybe one day ... :)
The camera really doesn't make justice to this beautiful place. Less white and more color would definitely let us FEEL more.
Dave, you just sold tickets to Wales.
Excellent!😊
Hai dave, kenapa tidak menggunakan gopro hero 8 pada video ini?
Gopro8, sayangnya saya telah menemukan kamera yang mengerikan, saya sangat senang untuk menyingkirkannya. Saya menggunakan Osmo Pocket2 sekarang yang menurut saya kamera jauh lebih unggul dalam segala hal
@@DavesWalks oke dave, terimakasih atas informasinya. Beberapa hari kedepan saya akan mencoba membuat video perjalanan. Saya berharap anda menyukainya.
@@EsaLife200 Go for it! Let us know when you are ready and we'll cast an eye over. 🎦
@@joeswanderings halllo... Terimakasih.... 😁
Saya sudah upload video pertama saya. Semoga terhibur 🌜
@@EsaLife200 Saya akan mengeceknya. Maaf untuk rply terakhir saya dalam bahasa Inggris. saya lupa google translate...🤔
А Иисус бы прямо по воде мог там ходить.