LANCASTER CANAL, EAST PORTAL OF WHITTLE HILLS TUNNEL OF FORMER LANCASTER CANAL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1247774
Date first listed:: 20-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:: LANCASTER CANAL, EAST PORTAL OF WHITTLE HILLS TUNNEL OF FORMER LANCASTER CANAL
Statutory Address:: LANCASTER CANAL, EAST PORTAL OF WHITTLE HILLS TUNNEL OF FORMER LANCASTER CANAL

East portal of Whittle Hills tunnel on the former Lancaster canal southern section. Photographed 18/12/2021 — Uploaded by Ashley Preston This photo may not represent the current condition of the site
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1247774
Date first listed:: 20-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:: LANCASTER CANAL, EAST PORTAL OF WHITTLE HILLS TUNNEL OF FORMER LANCASTER CANAL
Statutory Address 1:: LANCASTER CANAL, EAST PORTAL OF WHITTLE HILLS TUNNEL OF FORMER LANCASTER CANAL

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: LANCASTER CANAL, EAST PORTAL OF WHITTLE HILLS TUNNEL OF FORMER LANCASTER CANAL

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County:: Lancashire
District:: Chorley (District Authority)
Parish:: Whittle-le-Woods
National Grid Reference:: SD 58521 21786

Details

SD 52 SE EAST PORTAL OF WHITTLE HILLS TUNNEL OF FORMER LANCASTER 3/180 CANAL II

East portal of Whittle Hills tunnel of former Lancaster canal. 1801-1803; Engineer, John Rennie. Rock-faced sandstone. Semicircular arch with rusticated voussoirs and triple keystone; battered piers to left and right (other details concealed by heavy overgrowth of ivy). History: Formed part of canal link between Leeds - Liverpool Canal at Johnsons Hillock (q.v.) and Walton Summit. Note: both portals redundant, the canal drained. Centre of tunnel collapsed and was opened out, with new portals to central section c.1838 (of less interest).

Listing NGR: SD5852121786

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Legacy System number:: 357702
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.