Air Shaft Cap To Former Railway Tunnel At Ngr is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1989. Air shaft cap.

Air Shaft Cap To Former Railway Tunnel At Ngr

WRENN ID: old-balcony-vale
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cumberland
Country: England
Date first listed: 10 July 1989
Type: Air shaft cap
Source: Historic England listing

Description

The following building shall be added to the list:

WHITEHAVEN CASTLE PARK NX 9717 NE 9/86 Air shaft cap to former railway tunnel at NGR II Air shaft cap to ventilate the Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway, opened 1852 and running beneath the grounds of Whitehaven Castle. Red brick in English bond with stone coping. Circular in plan. This shaft was the only one visible from the Lowther's Mansion (Whitehaven Castle); consequently it received iron railings (set on a stone plinth) to surround it, the uprights and main verticals with crocketed heads.

Listing NGR: NX9778617776

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