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John Dadford was an English canal engineer, as were his father Thomas Dadford and brothers Thomas Dadford Junior and James Dadford.

From 1794 - 1797, he was Engineer of the Montgomeryshire Canal. The Vyrnwy Aqueduct and Berriew Aqueduct both had difficulties, and Dadford resigned. He was succeeded as Engineer of the canal by his father.

Also in 1794, he built a tramroad from the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal up the Clydach valley, and also worked on the Neath Canal and the Aberdare Canal. In 1796 he went to the United States.

See also

UK Waterways portal

• Canals of the United Kingdom
• History of the British canal system

References

• Edward Paget-Tomlison's "Illustrated History of Canals & River Navigations"
• Denton, John Horsley (1984). Montgomershire Canal and the Llanymynech Branch of the Ellesmere Canal. Lapal Publications. ISBN 0950923818.