Tunnel Entrance and Lining Set in Bank at North East End of Laughton Pond is a Grade II listed building in the Rotherham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1987. Tunnel entrance.

Tunnel Entrance and Lining Set in Bank at North East End of Laughton Pond

WRENN ID
rusted-spindle-elm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rother Valley MP: Jake Richards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 April 1987
Type
Tunnel entrance
Address
Tunnel Entrance and Lining Set in Bank at North East End of Laughton Pond, Maltby
OS grid reference
SK 543 896
Coordinates
53.40116, -1.18384
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tunnel entrance and lining set in the bank at the north-east end of Laughton Pond is a structure likely dating back to the medieval period, with walls that were partly constructed around 1775. It is made of magnesian limestone ashlar and irregular blocks. The entrance features a pointed-arched opening with voussoirs that rise from a chamfered plinth. Above this, the coursed walling transitions into irregular blocks that form a retaining wall. The tunnel extends several meters into the bank wall below the water level of Laughton Pond, and its other end is not visible. A channel from the tunnel connects to the river that flows through Roche Abbey, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. This feature was likely adapted as part of the landscape design for Roche Abbey during the work carried out by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown for Lord Scarbrough between 1774 and 1777.

Local climate

Tunnel Entrance and Lining Set in Bank at North East End of Laughton Pond receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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