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West Portal and Islington Tunnel (Regents Canal)

A Grade II Listed Building in Barnsbury, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5348 / 51°32'5"N

Longitude: -0.115 / 0°6'54"W

OS Eastings: 530837

OS Northings: 183450

OS Grid: TQ308834

Mapcode National: GBR L3.BZ

Mapcode Global: VHGQS.YPK9

Plus Code: 9C3XGVMM+WX

Entry Name: West Portal and Islington Tunnel (Regents Canal)

Listing Date: 12 October 1978

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208064

English Heritage Legacy ID: 369152

ID on this website: 101208064

Location: Pentonville, Islington, London, N1

County: London

District: Islington

Electoral Ward/Division: Barnsbury

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Islington

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Andrew Barnsbury

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Tunnel Portal Canal tunnel

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Description



ISLINGTON

TQ3083SE MURIEL STREET
635-1/63/635 (West side)
12/10/78 West Portal and Islington Tunnel
(Regents Canal)

II

Portal and tunnel. 1820. By John Nash. Red stock brick set in
English bond with gold stock brick and stone dressings.
Portal: elliptical opening with keystone, radiating rusticated
brick voussoir blocks and stone cheeks; flanked by brick
pilasters with stone bases and caps carrying remnants of brick
parapet. INTERIOR: of tunnel: barrel vaulted brick and lined
with plaster.


Listing NGR: TQ3083783450

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