Woodley Tunnel, North Portal At Sj 9360 9221 On Peak Forest Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Stockport local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Tunnel portal.

Woodley Tunnel, North Portal At Sj 9360 9221 On Peak Forest Canal

WRENN ID
idle-rubblework-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stockport
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Tunnel portal
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SJ 99 SW MARPLE PEAK FOREST CANAL Woodley

1/10004 Woodley Tunnel, north portal at SJ 9360 9221

  • II

North portal to canal tunnel. 1794-1801 with C20 alterations. Benjamin Outram and Thomas Brown engineers. Coursed millstone grit, ashlar band, coping and voussoirs. Almost round headed arch - slight skew. Cobbled access up to Hyde Road at North portal. The interior has C20 cement rendering to tunnel vault and the cobbled towpath has been replaced with concrete: steel rails. NB Tunnel goes under Hyde road necessitating concrete embanking/buttressing adjacent to portal. This is one of three original tunnels on the Peak Forest canal and it is 176 yds in length. South portal is listed separately.

Listing NGR: SJ9358792190

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