Building record 442/1/12 - The Horse Tunnel, Cosgrove

Aqueduct. Late C18. Coursed squared limestone and red brick.

{1} Aqueduct. Late C18. Coursed squared limestone and red brick. Single-arched aqueduct conveying canal over pedestrian right-of-way. Horseshoe-shaped tunnel vault and entrances. The latter have keyblocks and curved stone retaining walls curving forward either side.

{3}{4}{5} A narrow tunnel through the canal embankment which has a profile suited to the passage of canal horses between the towing path and stables at the Barley Mow Inn. It was built to maintain communications between the two parts of the village when the canal bisected the main street. Road traffic was diverted to cross the canal at Solomon's Bridge.

{6} Two undated photos, one of each end of the horse tunnel; and photo dated 29/10/93;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 16/8 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F11 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, NIAG Industrial Gazetteer, (part checked) (Draft). SNN101121.

<4> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2001, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage Of Northamptonshire, Site 73 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN104759.

<5> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2011, A Guide To The Industrial Heritage of Northamptonshire (2nd Edition), Site 75 (checked) (Gazetteer). SNN107622.

<6> Various, Various, Photographs of buildings in Cosgrove (Photographs). SNN111598.

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May 4 2022 1:44PM