Trent and Mersey Canal Western Entrance to the Saltersford Tunnel is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1986. Canal tunnel entrance.

Trent and Mersey Canal Western Entrance to the Saltersford Tunnel

WRENN ID
moated-string-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 July 1986
Type
Canal tunnel entrance
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Western Entrance to the Saltersford Tunnel, Barnton
OS grid reference
SJ 624 753
Coordinates
53.27403, -2.56401
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The western entrance to the Saltersford Tunnel on the Trent and Mersey Canal was constructed in 1777 by James Brindley for the Trent and Mersey Canal Company. It was restored and reopened in 1984. The entrance features a canal tunnel arch made of partly washed English bond blue brick with red sandstone dressings. The curving facade includes an elliptical stone arch at its center. A plain band runs at ground level, supporting a plain parapet with rounded coping. The structure is finished with stone pilasters at both ends.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Western Entrance to the Saltersford Tunnel 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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