North Ventilation Shaft, Kilsby Tunnel is a Grade II* listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Ventilation shaft.
North Ventilation Shaft, Kilsby Tunnel
- WRENN ID
- muffled-ledge-martin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Ventilation shaft
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The North Ventilation Shaft at Kilsby Tunnel is a Grade II* listed structure built around 1838, designed by engineer Robert Stephenson. It is constructed from random blue and red brick with stone dressings. The shaft is circular in shape and features square recesses around its base, a machicolated stone frieze, and a castellated parapet. The London to Birmingham railway, which includes the Kilsby Tunnel, was constructed between 1833 and 1858 under Stephenson's supervision. The Kilsby Tunnel itself was opened in 1838 and measures approximately 2,194 meters in length. The ventilation shafts were built from the top down, with small sections of the wall excavated at a time. The interior base of the shafts inside the tunnel is depicted in lithographs by J.C. Bourne from around 1838, which are held at The Science Museum in London.
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