Former Dock Entrance To Meysey Road Tunnel is a Grade II listed building in the Wirral local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 August 1992. Tunnel entrance.
Former Dock Entrance To Meysey Road Tunnel
- WRENN ID
- scattered-rafter-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wirral
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 August 1992
- Type
- Tunnel entrance
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BIRKENHEAD
SJ3289 RENDEL STREET 789-1/9/142 (East side) Former Dock Entrance to Mersey Road Tunnel
II
Dock entrance to Mersey Road Tunnel, now disused. 1931-34. By Sir Basil Mott and J.A. Brodie as engineers, Herbert J.Rowse, architect. White Portland stone. Retaining walls marking approach each side of tunnel portal, with low terminal blocks at each end, and tunnel entrance. Moderne style with Egyptian detailing. Tunnel entrance with low relief shield flanked by winged beasts over. Scallopped cornice to retaining walls built on curve to each side. Terminal blocks stepped in plan and battered in section. Narrow bands of window, and stone grid-work with ribbed cornice band with arrow motif in low relief.
Listing NGR: SJ3201689399
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