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Latitude: 53.3048 / 53°18'17"N
Longitude: -2.6405 / 2°38'25"W
OS Eastings: 357417
OS Northings: 378843
OS Grid: SJ574788
Mapcode National: GBR BZ07.41
Mapcode Global: WH993.D6W9
Plus Code: 9C5V8935+WR
Entry Name: Trent and Mersey Canal South Portal of Preston Brook Tunnel
Listing Date: 6 December 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1261904
English Heritage Legacy ID: 436331
ID on this website: 101261904
Location: Dutton, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, WA4
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Civil Parish: Dutton
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Aston St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Portal
ASTON BY SUTTON C.P. TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL
SJ 57 NE
3/52 South portal of Preston
Brook Tunnel.
II
Canal Tunnel mouth, circa 1777 by James Brindley, of stone-dressed
dark brick. Narrow elliptical opening has ring of-rusticated stone
voussoirs, 3 replaced in brick with concrete insert at base of left
side. Plain stone band at ground level above arch; flush stone
coping; plain rectangular end piers, sandstone wing walls with
projecting stone copings. Above the tunnel mouth keystone a plain
flush stone is inscribed PRESTON TUNNEL. The tunnel has no towpath;
the horse track crosses the canal immediately behind the portal.
Listing NGR: SJ5741778843
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