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Posted: 02 Jun 2021


Taken: 26 Apr 2021

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Chirk tunnel towpath

Chirk tunnel towpath
Photo taken from inside the Chirk Tunnel looking towards the aqueduct.

The tunnel lies on the Llangollen Canal, immediately northwards of the Chirk Aqueduct. It is 421 metres (460 yd) long and has a complete towpath inside. The tunnel is designed for a single standard narrowboat, so passing is not possible, and is straight enough to be able to see if a boat is already inside the tunnel. Boats are required to show a light. The towpath is dark, can be a bit uneven and very wet, so I'm not really happy about the strength of the fence.

The tunnel was constructed from 1794–1802.

volker_hmbg, Erhard Bernstein, Nouchetdu38, Cämmerer zu Nau and 28 other people have particularly liked this photo


18 comments - The latest ones
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
Great perspective, Amelia. I love the play between light and shadow. The reflection of the trees is very beautiful, as is the reflection of the curve of the tunnel entrance. The water looks a bit murky. I don't fancy going for a dook here. All the best, Joe
3 years ago.
 Peter Castell
Peter Castell club
A nicely framed view of the cut
3 years ago.
 Ste
Ste
Very nice indeed Amelia and saved in fav's with a YS by me also.

Best wishes and stay safe.

Steve
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Excelent take and I love the architectural semi-circle shape of the tunnel. In the previous take we could see that the bricks had an amazing texture.
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
The light at the end of the tunnel, a beautiful metaphor.
3 years ago.
 neira-Dan
neira-Dan club
Beau cadrage
3 years ago.
 Nick Weall
Nick Weall club
Very good control of all the conflicting light, nicely composed too I like this one very much dear LGM
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Gorgeous shadow and light !!!
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A Fantasticly framed view, Amelia !
3 years ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
Lovely…and it has certainly stood the test of time! Beautifully composed
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Beautifully composed and exposed Amelia............you have achieved a nice balance between the light and the shade. I really like the view through the tunnel and the reflections. Definitely worth viewing large!
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A lovely composition and beautiful reflections, Amelia.
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
I love this type of shot. It's beautifully captured Amelia.
3 years ago.
 Fred Fouarge
Fred Fouarge club
mooi
3 years ago.
 raingirl
raingirl club
at least there is a fence! a wonderful photo. and thanks for the info - always interesting to me.
3 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
The tunnel makes for a good frame! You have managed the difficult contrasts well.
3 years ago.
 Love Song
Love Song club
I like this *_* J**********************************************************
3 years ago.
 volker_hmbg
volker_hmbg club
Good take of this view through the tunnel!
2 years ago.

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