Preston Brook Tunnel Entrance is a Grade II listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Canal tunnel entrance.

Preston Brook Tunnel Entrance

WRENN ID
endless-groin-marsh
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 1983
Type
Canal tunnel entrance
Address
Preston Brook Tunnel Entrance, Northwich Road
OS grid reference
SJ 570 799
Coordinates
53.31441, -2.64638
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Preston Brook Tunnel Entrance is a canal tunnel that connects the south end of the Bridgewater Canal with the Trent and Mersey Canal, dating from around 1777. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressing at the ends of the tunnel. There is no tow path along the tunnel, so bridges that connect to a ground-level horse track serve as the tunnel entrances. The only access point is located at the "Talbot Arms" on the A533 Northwich Road in Dutton. The bridge at the south end of the tunnel features blue bricks, a stone arch ring, a projecting carriage arch, parapet abutments, and coping. However, these features have been lost at the north end, which has been rebuilt using red facing bricks.

Local climate

Preston Brook Tunnel Entrance 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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