South Portal Of Blisworth Tunnel is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1988. Canal tunnel portal.

South Portal Of Blisworth Tunnel

WRENN ID: distant-screen-peregrine
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: West Northamptonshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 15 March 1988
Type: Canal tunnel portal
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SP 75 SW STOKE BRUERNE GRAND UNION CANAL

4/161 South portal of Blisworth tunnel

Canal tunnel portal. c.1800, restored 1980. Red brick, patched with blue brick. Elliptical-arched portal, brick-coped parapet and band at base of parapet. Tunnel begun 1797 and opened 1805. One of the longest canal tunnels built and still in use (3,076 yards, 2,820 metres). (K. Falconer: Guide to Englands' Industrial Heritage, 1980, p167)

Listing NGR: SP7389450270

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