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Thomas Dadford Junior

Thomas Dadford (Junior) (died April 2 1801) was an English canal engineer, as were his father Thomas Dadford and brothers John Dadford and James Dadford.

He worked both with his father and independently.

He was surveyor and engineer to the Leominster Canal , for a long time simultaneously with his other projects.

He worked with his father on the Glamorganshire Canal.

1791 - appointed engineer of the Neath Canal .

1792 - left the Neath to become engineer of the Monmouthshire Canal .

1793 - worked on a couple of proposed connections from the Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal which ended up as tram-roads.

1794 - 1797 - Assisting his brother John who was engineer on the Montgomeryshire.

From January 1, 1796 until his death - Engineer (part-time) of the Brecknock & Abergavenny. He originally spent one-quarter of his time on this, but from July 1797, increased this to three-quarters.

1797 - supervised the extension of the Neath to Giant's Grave .

1800 - re-survey of the Aberdare.


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