Trent and Mersey Canal Airshaft Above Barnton Tunnel, Off Oakwood Lane at Sj 6319 7482 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Canal airshaft.
Trent and Mersey Canal Airshaft Above Barnton Tunnel, Off Oakwood Lane at Sj 6319 7482
- WRENN ID
- veiled-jamb-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1972
- Type
- Canal airshaft
- OS grid reference
- SJ 631 748
- Coordinates
- 53.26907, -2.5534
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The air shaft above Barnton Tunnel, located off Oakwood Lane, likely dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of brick, with the upper courses rebuilt in engineering brick and topped with a metal plate. The structure is circular, measuring approximately 1.5 meters in diameter and 3.5 meters in height. The Barnton Tunnel itself was built between 1774 and 1777 by Hugh Henshall.
Local climate
Trent and Mersey Canal Airshaft Above Barnton Tunnel, Off Oakwood Lane at Sj 6319 7482 receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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