Air Shaft To The Rotherhithe Tunnel is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1983. Air shaft. 1 related planning application.
Air Shaft To The Rotherhithe Tunnel
- WRENN ID
- sunken-lintel-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southwark
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1983
- Type
- Air shaft
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The air shaft for the Rotherhithe Tunnel is a Grade II listed structure built between 1904 and 1908 by engineer Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice for the London County Council. This circular, single-storey building is made of red brick with Portland stone dressings and has no roof. It features a staircase leading down to the tunnel and includes four ventilation fans at a low level.
On the south side, there is a projecting doorway bay with stone quoins and two openings that have stone surrounds. The window bays around the drum are defined by brick pilaster strips that rise from a granite plinth to a stone cornice supported by corbel brackets. The coupled narrow window openings are framed in quoined stone surrounds and adorned with decorative iron grilles featuring the LCC monogram. Inside, the staircase is constructed of iron and has a wrought balustrade along with cast lamp standards.
Historically, the tunnel construction began in 1904 and was inaugurated by the Prince of Wales in 1908. This air shaft is complemented by a similar structure located in King Edward VII Memorial Park, Shadwell.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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