Butterley Tunnel
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Butterley Tunnel is a historic 18th-century canal tunnel in Derbyshire, England, renowned as a major engineering work of the early British canal era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butterley Tunnel canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal tunnel
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| access | interior generally closed to public ⓘ |
| architect | William Jessop ⓘ |
| connects |
Cromford Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Cromford Canal northern section
Cromford Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Cromford Canal southern section
|
| constructionStart | 1790 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedForVesselType | narrowboat ⓘ |
| elevation | summit level of Cromford Canal ⓘ |
| endPoint | near Ambergate ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | heritage interest only ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
towpath inside tunnel (historically)
ⓘ
ventilation shafts ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark | Butterley Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Ripley
ⓘ
Swanwick ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | major engineering work of early British canal era ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1794 ⓘ |
| length |
about 2.7 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 2966 yards ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Derbyshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East Midlands ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Cromford Canal ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Butterley Hill ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex underground engineering
ⓘ
length for its time ⓘ |
| numberOfPortals | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1794 ⓘ |
| originalUse | transport of coal and industrial goods ⓘ |
| ownerDuringIndustrialPeriod | Butterley Company (adjacent industrial complex) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cromford Canal
ⓘ
surface form:
Cromford Canal main line
Derby Canal ⓘ
surface form:
Derbyshire canal network
|
| significantEvent | partial collapse in early 20th century ⓘ |
| startPoint | near Ripley ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland waterway ⓘ |
| usedFor | navigation by narrowboats ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal tunnel ⓘ |
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