EASTERN TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND CANAL

EASTERN TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND CANAL, THE DELPH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1288294
Date first listed:: 29-Jul-1966
List Entry Name:: EASTERN TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND CANAL
Statutory Address:: EASTERN TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND CANAL, THE DELPH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1288294
Date first listed:: 29-Jul-1966
Date of most recent amendment:: 02-Sep-1987
List Entry Name:: EASTERN TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND CANAL
Statutory Address 1:: EASTERN TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND CANAL, THE DELPH

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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Location

Statutory Address:: EASTERN TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO UNDERGROUND CANAL, THE DELPH

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Salford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SD 74820 00553

Details

WORSLEY THE DELPH SD 70 SW 1/51 Eastern tunnel entrance to underground canal (formerly listed as pair of entrances to former mine 29/7/66 canal-tunnels) G.V. II

Tunnel entrance. c.1760. By James Brindley. Segmental-arched brick lining to the entrance which is hewn out of the rock face. Largely covered by undergrowth. The beginning of approx. 46 miles of underground canal which was used to extract coal up to the late C19. The entrance opens into the Delph and is connected directly to the Duke of Bridgewater's canal network. Scheduled ancient monument.

Listing NGR: SD7482000553

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Legacy System number:: 400036
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.