Curdworth Tunnel on Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Approximately 120 Metres North East of Curdworth Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1995. Tunnel.
Curdworth Tunnel on Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Approximately 120 Metres North East of Curdworth Bridge
- WRENN ID
- steep-transept-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1995
- Type
- Tunnel
- OS grid reference
- SP 178 931
- Coordinates
- 52.53625, -1.73887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Curdworth Tunnel is located on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, approximately 120 meters northeast of Curdworth Bridge. This tunnel and its portals date from the late 18th century and are likely the work of the engineer John Smeaton. The structure features red brick facing on natural stone, with a semi-circular arch and a plain low parapet along with a retaining wall. There are some patches of engineering brick repairs present. The tunnel includes a towpath with ridged brick "horse treads" designed to reduce slipping, as well as a wrought iron safety rail. This tunnel is a relatively early example of canal tunnel engineering, and the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal was completed by 1794.
Local climate
Curdworth Tunnel on Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Approximately 120 Metres North East of Curdworth Bridge 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 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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