Llangollen Canal part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway soon afterwards. After the takeover by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, regular maintenance was often not carried out, and gradually the canals silted up, so that boats could not operate with full loads. Traffic declined, and was significantly affected by a breach that occurred at the Perry Aqueduct, about to the south of Frankton locks, which effectively closed the Montgomeryshire Canal to all traffic. Traffic beyond Frankton to Llangollen had ceased in 1937, and the Frankton to Hurleston section was not used after 1939. The London Midland and Scottish Railway obtained
Geufron Hall, Llangollen also display the original brass plaque advertising the services of "Dr Drinkwater, surgeon and apothecary". The old doctor's dispensary is still in the garden and the house is also said to contain windows from the ruins of Valle Crucis Abbey, installed when it was first built. Geufron Hall is now used as a family home and Bed and Breakfast establishment. Geufron Hall, Llangollen Geufron Hall is a historic house in Llangollen. Built in 1837, it was occupied by Dr Richard (Dick) Drinkwater and Dr Fred Drinkwater in the years immediately prior to the Second World War (1939–45) and used as