Listed Building: North entrance to Kilsby Railway Tunnel (1076405)

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Grade II*
NHLE UID 1076405
Date assigned 11 March 1987
Date last amended

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Tunnel entrance. C.1838. Limestone ashlar. Parabolic arch with moulded stone surround and machiolated cornice. Walls extending back on either side framing tunnel entrance, brick with stone coping. Kilsby tunnel, 2,194 metres long, part of the London to Birmingham railway, was built in 1833-1838 under the supervision of Robert Stephenson.

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Grid reference Centred SP 5647 7145 (12m by 12m)
Civil Parish KILSBY, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

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Oct 31 2023 9:55AM

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