Brandwood Tunnel West Portal, Stratford on Avon Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Tunnel portal.

Brandwood Tunnel West Portal, Stratford on Avon Canal

WRENN ID
steep-transept-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak MP: Al Carns (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
Tunnel portal
Address
Brandwood Tunnel West Portal, Stratford on Avon Canal, Shelfield Road B14
OS grid reference
SP 064 795
Coordinates
52.41356, -1.90627
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The west portal of Brandwood Tunnel, located on the Stratford on Avon Canal, dates from around 1793-1794, with the north section of the canal opening in 1802. It is situated below the north side of Shelfield Road (B14). The portal features a lofty retaining wall that is faced with ashlar stone and has swept out abutments. The entrance has a voussoir elliptical arch that is wide enough to allow the passage of two narrow boats, although there is no towpath. Above the arch, there is a circular plaque that contains an eroded bust of Shakespeare, flanked by two niches.

Local climate

Brandwood Tunnel West Portal, Stratford on Avon Canal 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 76% 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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