Watford Tunnel, South Entrance To West Tunnel is a Grade II listed building in the Watford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1983. Tunnel entrance.

Watford Tunnel, South Entrance To West Tunnel

WRENN ID
last-column-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Watford
Country
England
Date first listed
7 January 1983
Type
Tunnel entrance
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. 5259 Watford Tunnel, south entrance to west tunnel TQ 09 SE 3/12

II

  1. 1837 classical stone entrance to original tunnel of London-Birmingham Railway. Robert Stephenson, engineer. Round-headed archway with classical front, channelled rustication, moulded imposts, heavy dentil cornice with plain pediment over. Brick side abutments with dentil cornice carried over. The tunnel is over a mile long and 10 men were killed building it.

J C Bournet Drawings of the London and Birmingham Railway 1839

Listing NGR: TQ0994398618

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