SOUTH PORTAL TO THE TAVISTOCK CANAL TUNNEL AT NGR 448 702
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105707
- Date first listed:
- 23-Jan-1987
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTH PORTAL TO THE TAVISTOCK CANAL TUNNEL AT NGR 448 702
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTH PORTAL TO THE TAVISTOCK CANAL TUNNEL AT NGR 448 702
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- West Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gulworthy
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 44895 70293
Details
TAVISTOCK HAMLETS
SX 47 SW
MORWELLHAM
5/8
South portal to the
Tavistock Canal tunnel
at NGR 448 702
- II
South portal to the Tavistock Canal tunnel. Dated 1803. The Tavistock Canal
was built between 1803 and 1817 by John Taylor. Coursed granite rubble with
stone datestone. The Tavistock Canal connected the Tavy to the Tamar over a distance of 4½ miles. For nearly 2 miles it runs in a tunnel under Morwell
Down; from the south portal it is connected to Morwellham by an incline
plane with a drop of 237 feet. Round headed archway with voussoirs and
keystone, datestone above. Flanking walls.
(Sources: Booker, F.: Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley. Hedges, C.
:The Tavistock Canal. 1975)
Listing NGR: SX4489570293
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 94062
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Booker, F, Industrial Archaeology of the Tamar Valley, (1967)
Hedges, C , The Tavistock Canal, (1975)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing