Flight of steps to E of tunnel under canal is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 February 1971. Dwelling.
Flight of steps to E of tunnel under canal
- WRENN ID
- fossil-keystone-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1971
- Type
- Dwelling
- Address
- Flight of steps to E of tunnel under canal, Llanfoist, Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire
- OS grid reference
- SO 284 130
- Coordinates
- 51.81111, -3.03871
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The structure is a tunnel under the canal, which includes a flight of steps to the east. The tunnel runs from northeast to southwest and measures 33.6 meters in total length. The original section is located under the canal at the downhill end, featuring a high stone revetment wall that follows the canal's curve, along with a round arched entrance made of red sandstone voussoirs set back from the arch. This section is stone-lined and has a semi-circular arched roof. The second phase of the tunnel is similar and maintains the same alignment, while the third phase, located directly under the house, shifts to an east-west alignment with straight sides and a flat roof that also serves as the floor of the house. There is a culvert on the southeast side. At the uphill end, the tunnel entrance is positioned beneath the gable end of the house and is covered by a cast-iron plate. On the downhill side, a steep flight of stone steps connects the towpath to the tunnel, with one step inscribed 'B & A C Co' for the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal Company.
Local climate
Flight of steps to E of tunnel under canal receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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