West Tunnel Entrance on Leek Arm of Caldon Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1996. A C19 Tunnel entrance.

West Tunnel Entrance on Leek Arm of Caldon Canal

WRENN ID
carved-chimney-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 October 1996
Type
Tunnel entrance
Address
West Tunnel Entrance on Leek Arm of Caldon Canal, Longsdon
OS grid reference
SJ 975 543
Coordinates
53.08628, -2.03877
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The west tunnel entrance on the Leek arm of the Caldon Canal was built in 1801 and designed by engineer John Rennie. It features rock-faced ashlar stonework and has a curved retaining wall with a plain string course and a parapet topped with curved copings. The entrance is marked by terminal piers and a parabolic arch. Above the arch, there is a plaque in a classical cartouche, although the inscription has eroded over time.

Local climate

West Tunnel Entrance on Leek Arm of Caldon Canal receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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