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East Portal of Gannow Tunnel

A Grade II Listed Building in Burnley, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7927 / 53°47'33"N

Longitude: -2.2632 / 2°15'47"W

OS Eastings: 382755

OS Northings: 432963

OS Grid: SD827329

Mapcode National: GBR DSML.T5

Mapcode Global: WHB7X.6XJT

Plus Code: 9C5VQPVP+3P

Entry Name: East Portal of Gannow Tunnel

Listing Date: 29 September 1977

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1313389

English Heritage Legacy ID: 467239

ID on this website: 101313389

Location: Whittlefield, Burnley, Lancashire, BB12

County: Lancashire

District: Burnley

Electoral Ward/Division: Whittlefield with Ightenhill

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Burnley

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Burnley West All Saints St John the Baptist

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description



BURNLEY

SD83SW TUNNEL STREET
906-1/3/151 (East side)
29/09/77 East portal of Gannow Tunnel

II

Portal of Gannow tunnel of Leeds-Liverpool Canal. c1797-1801;
engineer, Samuel Fletcher. Sandstone ashlar. Semicircular arch
with rusticated voussoirs, channelled pilasters with
primitively-patterned "vermiculation", a plain band, and coped
parapet; slightly concave full-height abutments; oval number
plate "128" on the right-hand abutment.


Listing NGR: SD8275532963

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