South Portal Of Welwyn Tunnel 300 Metres North Of Welwyn North Station is a Grade II listed building in the Welwyn Hatfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 2000. Tunnel portal.
South Portal Of Welwyn Tunnel 300 Metres North Of Welwyn North Station
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-hearth-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 2000
- Type
- Tunnel portal
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TL 21 NW 77/2/10050 04-OCT-00
WELWYN HARMER GREEN LANE (West side) South Portal of Welwyn Tunnel, 300 metres north of Welwyn North Station
II
Railway Tunnel Portal. 1849-50, for the Great Northern Railway, engineered by William and Joseph Cubitt and built by Thomas Brassey. Sandstone ashlar. Semi-circular arch with dressed keyed surround. Cornice and parapet. Flanking towers which rise clear of the centre but are capped in a similar fashion. This portal has strong group value with the adjacent Welwyn North Station (qv). History: This line was opened by the GNR in 1850 and was engineered by William and Joseph Cubitt and built by Thomas Brassey. References: O.S.Nock, The Great Northern Railway, Ian Allan, 1974. C.Awdry, Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies, Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990, p 134.
Listing NGR: TL2476815706
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