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Latitude: 51.5828 / 51°34'57"N
Longitude: -3.0044 / 3°0'15"W
OS Eastings: 330501
OS Northings: 187577
OS Grid: ST305875
Mapcode National: GBR J5.CGZ8
Mapcode Global: VH7BC.WH10
Plus Code: 9C3RHXMW+46
Entry Name: Stow Hill Railway Tunnel
Listing Date: 31 March 2000
Last Amended: 18 August 2000
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 23140
Building Class: Transport
ID on this website: 300023140
Location: Takes railway line under Stow Hill from a point S of Newport Station, emerging near Llandaff Street.
County: Newport
Community: Stow Hill
Community: Stow Hill
Built-Up Area: Newport
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Railway tunnel
Bears the date 1848. Engineered by Brunel for the South Wales Railway. The South Wales Railway was, with the Chester & Holyhead Railway along the North Wales Coast, the most important of the early routes into Wales. In the early C20, the line was doubled, and a second tunnel built parallel to this work, on its W side.
The easterly of the 2 tunnels under Stow Hill. This tunnel runs from a point about 450m SW of Newport Station (just N of Windsor Terrace) for around 650m, emerging about 150m NW of Llandaff Street. Both N and S portals consist of round-headed arch of heavily rock-faced voussoirs, showing influence of Italian C16 architecture. Set in walling of coursed rock-faced masonry.
The interior of the tunnel is faced in stone. Repairs in sprayed concrete 1987.
Important early railway structure from grand project of South Wales Railway.
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