Leek Tunnel North East Entrance - Leek, Staffordshire, UK - Cave Entrances (Artificial) on Waymarking.com

The tunnel is located on the Leek Branch of the Caldon Canal. The canal runs for 3 miles (4.8 km) and includes the 130-yard (120 m) Leek Tunnel.

The Leek Branch of the Caldon Canal, opened in 1800/01 and meets the Caldon Canal at Hazelhurst Junction. The Leek Branch ends shortly after the tunnel and some way off Leek town centre.

Originally the canal extended to a basin on the south side of Leek Railway Station but was filled in during the late 1950s / early 1960s to allow for the building of the Barnfields Road Industrial Estate. SOURCE: (visit link)

"Leek Tunnel (north-eastern entrance) is a minor waterways place on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Caldon Branch - Leek Branch) between Leek Tunnel (south-western entrance) (½ furlongs to the west) and Leek (River Churnet Aqueduct - end of navigation.) (5¾ furlongs to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Leek is Leek Bridge No 9; 4 furlongs away.
Mooring here is unrated." SOURCE: (visit link)

The tunnel was built by engineer John Rennie and is a Grade II listed structure.
The Grade II listed description reads as follows;
"LEEK
SJ95SE CALDON CANAL
611-1/3/25 East tunnel entrance on Leek arm of
13/04/84 Caldon Canal
(Formerly Listed as:
East Tunnel entrance on Leek Arm of
Caldon Canal)
Grade II
Entrance to canal tunnel. 1801. John Rennie, engineer.
Rusticated ashlar. Slightly curved retaining wall with plain
cornice and terminal piers. Steep elliptical arched tunnel
entrance with rock-faced keystone over arch.
Listing NGR: SJ9760154400 " SOURCE: (visit link)

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