Entrance Portal To Standedge Canal Tunnel is a Grade II* listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1985. Canal tunnel portal. 2 related planning applications.
Entrance Portal To Standedge Canal Tunnel
- WRENN ID
- deep-pedestal-stoat
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 1985
- Type
- Canal tunnel portal
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entrance portal to the Standedge Canal Tunnel, built between 1798 and 1811, is a significant canal tunnel portal designed by engineer Benjamin Outram. It features a semicircular ashlar arch that leads into a stone-vaulted tunnel. The structure is constructed with coursed rubble walling, accented by a string course and ashlar coping. The tunnel itself is 3 miles and 171 yards long, 3 yards wide, and 17 feet high, with a water level of 8 feet.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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