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Castellated portal of the old Woodhead Tunnel after closure. | |
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| L2538. A fine study of the castellated western portal of the original Woodhead Tunnel, built for the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway in 1846. The tunnel was only a narrow single bore and, as traffic increased, a second tunnel was built alongside in 1852. Construction of the tunnels had been very dangerous resulting in the loss of several lives. With the electrification of the line, a third larger tunnel was built in 1954 to replace the original two as they were deemed to small to take the overhead electric wires. The castellations of the old tunnel portals matched the station building, but the latter was demolished to make way for the new tunnel. Today the line is closed but all three tunnels survive, although the turrets and battlements have been removed. Note the 'Arrow Slits' in the central column. | |
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| Contributor | Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester |
| Creator | personalname - Clarke, John |
| Date | creation - 1964-02 |
| Type | Negatives - Black and White |
| Format | dimension.H - 60mm dimension.W - 60mm |
| Identifier | 551A |
| Source | John Clarke Collection - Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester |
| Language | EN |
| Relation | part of - John Clarke Collection - Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester copy of - Acetate Negative |
| Coverage | Location.Creation Site - Woodhead, Cheshire (O.S. Ref: 411300 399900) Location.Current Repository - Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester point - 1964-02 |
| Rights | Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester |
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