Description

SJ 3490 NE OLD HAYMARKET
L1

49/674 Entrance to
10.10.80 Mersey Tunnel

G.V. II

Entrance to tunnel, retaining walls and Lodges. 1925-34.
Sir Basil Mott and J.A. Brodie with Herbert J. Rowse as
architect. Portland stone. Originally an axial and sym-
metrical design now obscured by subsequent alterations to
the layout. Lodges in the form of triumphal arches to left
and right of principal axis and retaining walls to the
entrance of the tunnel which is a broad segmental arch.
Retaining walls and tunnel entrance have some Art Deco
ornamentation and sculpture now partly hidden. The lodges
are tall and cubic with fluted buttresses and more Egyptian
Art Deco ornamentation.

Listing NGR: SJ3465890726

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26324644

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