Llangollen Canal an Act of Abandonment in 1944, allowing it to close of canals, including much of the Shropshire Union system. However, the line from Hurleston to Llangollen and onwards to Llantisilio was saved, as it was the main supply of water to the rest of the system. On 6 September 1945, due to inadequate maintenance, the canal breached its banks east of Llangollen near Sun Bank Halt. The flow of hundreds of tons of water washed away the embankment of the railway further down the hill, creating a crater which was long and deep. This caused the first traffic of the
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