Oxford Canal, Newbold Tunnel North Portal is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1992. Tunnel portal.
Oxford Canal, Newbold Tunnel North Portal
- WRENN ID
- sacred-alcove-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Rugby MP: John Slinger (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1992
- Type
- Tunnel portal
- Address
- Oxford Canal, Newbold Tunnel North Portal, Harborough Magna
- OS grid reference
- SP 485 775
- Coordinates
- 52.39352, -1.28793
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Newbold Tunnel North Portal is a canal tunnel portal built between 1831 and 1834, with some minor alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of brick and stone and features a single, semi-circular arch with an upward curving band and a solid parapet. The spandrels curve outward and connect to wing walls that have trailing edges, all made of brick except for the stone copings. Inside the tunnel, there are double towpaths equipped with cast-iron handrails that have trailing edges for tow ropes. This portal is a rare example of a canal tunnel with these features, built during the improvements to the Oxford Canal in the 1830s, with William Cubitt serving as the consultant engineer. The south portal of the tunnel is located in Rugby civil parish.
Local climate
Oxford Canal, Newbold Tunnel North Portal receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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