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Latitude: 53.3909 / 53°23'27"N
Longitude: -3.015 / 3°0'54"W
OS Eastings: 332593
OS Northings: 388711
OS Grid: SJ325887
Mapcode National: GBR 7YD7.15
Mapcode Global: WH87D.N1G8
Plus Code: 9C5R9XRM+9X
Entry Name: Entrance to Mersey Tunnel
Listing Date: 10 October 1980
Last Amended: 10 August 1992
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1218266
English Heritage Legacy ID: 389241
ID on this website: 101218266
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
Tagged with: Architectural structure
BIRKENHEAD
SJ3288NE KING'S SQUARE
789-1/14/93 Entrance to Mersey Tunnel
10/10/80
(Formerly Listed as:
KING'S SQUARE
Entrance to Mersey Road Tunnel)
GV II
Tunnel entrance. 1925-34. Engineered by Sir Basil Mott and
J.A.Brodie, with Herbert J.Rowse as architect. Faced in white
Portland stone. Egyptian style. Two flanking lodge towers, and
walls leading downwards towards portals. Lodge towers have
round-headed arched entrances flanked by fluted engaged
shafts, and wing motifs in low relief over. Scalloped frieze
and high blocking course above. Flanking walls link to
retaining walls of tunnel entrance, with chevron frieze. Wing
motif over portals. Original height of westernmost lodge tower
reduced during alterations which have included additional
building against the flanking wall and partially glazed
infilling of formerly open ground floor of towers.
Listing NGR: SJ3258188689
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