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Ventilation Station of the Mersey Road Tunnel

A Grade II Listed Building in Birkenhead, Wirral

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Latitude: 53.3974 / 53°23'50"N

Longitude: -3.0104 / 3°0'37"W

OS Eastings: 332912

OS Northings: 389427

OS Grid: SJ329894

Mapcode National: GBR 7YF4.1V

Mapcode Global: WH876.QVPV

Plus Code: 9C5R9XWQ+XR

Entry Name: Ventilation Station of the Mersey Road Tunnel

Listing Date: 10 October 1980

Last Amended: 10 August 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1291885

English Heritage Legacy ID: 389269

ID on this website: 101291885

Location: Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Birkenhead and Tranmere

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Birkenhead

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Birkenhead Christ the King

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description



BIRKENHEAD

SJ3289 PACIFIC ROAD
789-1/9/113 (North West side)
10/10/80 Ventilation Station of the Mersey
Road Tunnel
(Formerly Listed as:
PACIFIC ROAD
Woodside Ventilation Station of the
Mersey Road Tunnel)

GV II

Ventilation station for the Mersey Road tunnel. 1925-34. Sir
Basil Mott and J.A. Brodie, engineers, Herbert Rowse,
architect. Steel framed with brick cladding. Composed of a
series of geometric blocks grouped around giant main tower.
Decoration provided by nogged projecting brick courses on main
tower in the form of a cross, the tops of each block stressed
with bands of stepped and nogged brick courses. Brick bands
give a rusticated effect to base. Doors with chevron
decoration in tower base. Houses giant fans used in
ventilation, the largest of a series of 3 towers on the
Birkenhead side of the tunnel.


Listing NGR: SJ3291089433

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