Railway tunnel portal, MVL3/11 Scout Tunnel (south end) is a Grade II listed building in the Tameside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 2018. Railway portal.

Railway tunnel portal, MVL3/11 Scout Tunnel (south end)

WRENN ID
solitary-soffit-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tameside
Country
England
Date first listed
23 March 2018
Type
Railway portal
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The railway tunnel portal, built between 1845 and 1849 by AS Jee for the Huddersfield & Manchester Railway, is constructed from buff sandstone. It faces south and is positioned against the hillside, elevated above the road. The design features a single horseshoe arch, which is flanked by polygonal piers with abutments on either side that extend into the steep sides of the cutting.

The arch is composed of alternate giant voussoirs arranged within a two-coursed ring, with walls made of regular-coursed quarry-faced stone. A prominent giant upper course with tooled margins spans the entire structure, topped by an ashlar parapet that features a notable roll moulding at its base.

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