Listed Building: NORTH PORTAL TO CLAY CROSS RAILWAY TUNNEL (1087810)
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Grade | II |
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Authority | Historic England |
Volume/Map/Item | 215, 2, 20 |
Date assigned | Tuesday, May 5, 1981 |
Date last amended |
Description
Railway tunnel entrance. 1838-40 by George Stephenson. Rock-faced stone and ashlar. Two tapering octagonal towers with sloping ashlar bases. Moulded stringcourses to tops of base, and tower. Slit and arrow windows to towers. Above, castellated embattlements. Between, large elliptical arch with rounded mouldings. Above, projecting castellated parapets on moulded corbels. Tunnel opened as part of North Midlands Railway in 1840.
Listing NGR: SK3971364232
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Location
Grid reference | SK 39713 64232 (point) |
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Map sheet | SK36SE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Feb 15 2006 10:33AM