Norwood Tunnel

Norwood Tunnel
The Eastern Portal of Norwood Tunnel
Overview
LocationDerbyshire / South Yorkshire
Coordinates53°20′06″N 1°16′11″W / 53.33501°N 1.26971°W / 53.33501; -1.26971 (Mid-point)
OS grid reference
Statuscollapsed Condition
Rebuilding Proposed
WaterwayChesterfield Canal
Start53°20′15″N 1°15′01″W / 53.33748°N 1.25021°W / 53.33748; -1.25021 (Eastern)
End53°19′57″N 1°17′21″W / 53.33253°N 1.28921°W / 53.33253; -1.28921 (Western)
Operation
Constructed1771-1775
Opened9 May 1775
Closed1907 Collapsed
OwnerChesterfield Canal Company
Technical
Design engineerJames Brindley
Length2,884 yards (2,637 m)
Tunnel clearance12 ft (3.7 m)
Width9 feet 3 inches (2.8 m)
TowpathNo
Boat-passableNo

Norwood Tunnel was a 2,884-yard-long (1.639 mi; 2,637 m), 9-foot-3-inch-wide (2.82 m) and 12-foot-high (3.7 m) brick (3 million of them)[1] lined canal tunnel on the line of the Chesterfield Canal with its Western Portal in Norwood, Derbyshire and its Eastern Portal in Kiveton, South Yorkshire, England.[2]

  1. ^ "Whitwell Local History Group". Archived from the original on 29 March 2001.
  2. ^ "Chesterfield Canal Trust History". Archived from the original on 1 October 2008.