Bruce Tunnel, East Portal is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. A Georgian Tunnel portal.
Bruce Tunnel, East Portal
- WRENN ID
- graven-terrace-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Tunnel portal
- Period
- Georgian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bruce Tunnel, East Portal, is an early 19th-century structure located on the Kennet and Avon Canal, built in 1810. It is constructed of red brick in English bond and features stone coping. The portal has a concave shape and a pointed parabolic arch made of 45-centimeter brick. Above the entrance is a large slate slab supported by paired slate corbels. The slab is inscribed with a dedication to the Right Honourable Thomas Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury, and his son Charles, Lord Bruce, acknowledging their support for the canal project, which established direct water communication between London and Bristol. At the time of the survey in January 1987, the slate inscription was noted to be in need of repair and consolidation.
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