North portal - Coseley tunnel - Cosely, Birmingham
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ntpayne
N 52° 32.622 W 002° 05.280
30U E 561847 N 5821902
Tunnel built when the Old Main line into Birmingham was straightened in the early 1800s and the New Main line was built
Waymark Code: WMR36X
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/06/2016
Views: 5
The approaches to a tunnel were cut by 1829 and the underground construction carried out during 1835. In 1837 the 360 yards long (329 metres) tunnel, with a tow-path each side, opened. Now both the north portal, in Ivyhouse Lane, and the south portal, in School Street, are Grade ll listed and industrial traffic has given way to leisure transport on the Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level.
Is the Tunnel in Use?: In Use
Which End is this Entrance?: North
Date Constructed: 01/01/1837
Length of Tunnel: 360 yards
Construction Material: Brick lined
Associated Website: [Web Link]
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