Description

HARBOROUGH MAGNA OXFORD CANAL
SP 47 NE
7/10012 Newbold Tunnel North Portal
GV II
Tunnel portal. 1831-34 with slight C20 alterations. Brick and stone.
Single, semi-circular arch with upward curving band and solid parapet.
Spandrels curve outwards and run into wing walls which have trailing
edges. All of brick except copings which are stone. Double towpaths
throughout tunnel with cast-iron handrails with trailing edges for tow
ropes. A rare example of a canal tunnel with these features
constructed during 1830's improvements to the Oxford Canal carried out
with William Cubitt as consultant engineer.
South Portal lies in Rugby civil parish q.v.

Listing NGR: SP4855177515

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26527113

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)