Tunnel Entrance to the New River is a Grade II listed building in the Haringey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1974. Tunnel entrance. 2 related planning applications.

Tunnel Entrance to the New River

WRENN ID
patient-gateway-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Haringey
Constituency
Southgate and Wood Green MP: Bambos Charalambous (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 May 1974
Type
Tunnel entrance
Address
Tunnel Entrance to the New River, Myddleton Road N8
OS grid reference
TQ 305 914
Coordinates
51.60664, -0.11594
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The tunnel entrance to the New River, located on the north side of Myddleton Road in Wood Green, dates from the early to mid-19th century. It features an arch made of stock brick, complemented by a high parapet and curved abutments. The structure is topped with stone coping, and the abutments terminate in square piers that have flat stone caps.

Local climate

Tunnel Entrance to the New River sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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