South Portal To The Tavistock Canal Tunnel At Ngr 448 702 is a Grade II listed building in the West Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1987. Canal tunnel portal.
South Portal To The Tavistock Canal Tunnel At Ngr 448 702
- WRENN ID
- far-keep-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Devon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1987
- Type
- Canal tunnel portal
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TAVISTOCK HAMLETS SX 47 SW MORWELLHAM 5/8 South portal to the Tavistock Canal tunnel at NGR 448 702 - II South portal to the Tavistock Canal tunnel. Dated 1803. The Tavistock Canal was built between 1803 and 1817 by John Taylor. Coursed granite rubble with stone datestone. The Tavistock Canal connected the Tavy to the Tamar over a distance of 4½ miles. For nearly 2 miles it runs in a tunnel under Morwell Down; from the south portal it is connected to Morwellham by an incline plane with a drop of 237 feet. Round headed archway with voussoirs and keystone, datestone above. Flanking walls. (Sources: Booker, F.: Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley. Hedges, C. :The Tavistock Canal. 1975)
Listing NGR: SX4489570293
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