West portal - Cookley tunnel - Staffordshire & Worcestershire canal - Cookley
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ntpayne
N 52° 25.300 W 002° 14.033
30U E 552097 N 5808214
Tunnel hewn through rock on Saffs & Worcs canal
Waymark Code: WMR3QE
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/09/2016
Views: 4
This tunnel was hewn through sandstone and has a tow path which is unusual but probably becuse sandstone is sof and therefore easier to create a wider tunnel. Cookley village sits atop the tunnel and you can see houses right above you as you enter making you worry that plant pots may fall from their gardens.
Is the Tunnel in Use?: In Use
Which End is this Entrance?: West
Date Constructed: 01/01/1772
Length of Tunnel: 65 yards
Construction Material: Rock hewn and not lined
Associated Website: [Web Link]
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