Southern Entrance To Summit (Railway Tunnel) is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Tunnel.
Southern Entrance To Summit (Railway Tunnel)
- WRENN ID
- fossil-mortar-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochdale
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Tunnel
- OS grid reference
- SD 946 182
- Coordinates
- 53.6605, -2.08317
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The southern entrance to the Summit Railway Tunnel, opened in 1841 by the Manchester Leeds Railway Company and engineered by George Stephenson, is a Grade II listed structure. It features a combination of ashlar and rock-faced stone. The entrance is designed with a horseshoe arch that has radial rustication on the voussoirs. At parapet level, there are two bold bands that enhance its architectural detail.
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