SH7853 : Pont Gethin

3 km from Pont-y-Pant, Conwy, Great Britain

Pont Gethin
Pont Gethin
Named after Owen Gethin Jones, the most prominent person to come from Penmachno after the Bishop Morgan who translated the Bible into Welsh. He was a poet, a local historian and also a highly successful building and civil engineering contractor. His most prominent achievement was the construction of the railway from Betws y Coed towards Blaenau Ffestiniog which includes this long viaduct that takes the railway from one side of the Lledr valley to the other.
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SH7853, 5 images   (more nearby)
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Eirian Evans   (find more nearby)
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Date Taken
Wednesday, 4 November, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 6 November, 2009
Category
Viaduct   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 780 538 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:4.0479N 3:49.3334W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SH 780 538
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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