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Tunnel Under Railway Embankment

A Grade II Listed Building in De Bruce, Hartlepool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.7151 / 54°42'54"N

Longitude: -1.238 / 1°14'16"W

OS Eastings: 449187

OS Northings: 535833

OS Grid: NZ491358

Mapcode National: GBR MFSX.SK

Mapcode Global: WHD66.YRN6

Plus Code: 9C6WPQ86+2R

Entry Name: Tunnel Under Railway Embankment

Listing Date: 2 August 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1250860

English Heritage Legacy ID: 433353

ID on this website: 101250860

Location: West View, Hartlepool, County Durham, TS24

County: Hartlepool

Electoral Ward/Division: De Bruce

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Hartlepool

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Hartlepool Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


Hartlepool
Speeding Drive
N2 43 NE
1/161
Tunnel under
Railway
Embankment

II

Tunnel, C1835, designed by George Stephenson for the Hartlepool Dock and
Railway Company. Ashlar with ashlar dressings. Ashlar lined horse-shoe
shaped tunnel with a rusticated archway at either end. The north archway
is topped by chamfered coping, with side pilasters topped by ball finials,
the angled sloping side walls are rock-faced ashlar with ashlar coping,
and short terminating piers with ball finials., The south archway is
similar, though the sloping side walls are plain ashlar without the
terminating piers.


Listing NGR: NZ4918735833

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