Islington Tunnel
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Islington Tunnel is a historic, nearly mile-long canal tunnel in North London that carries the Regent’s Canal beneath the borough of Islington.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal tunnel
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| architectEngineer | James Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Regent’s Canal Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects | Camden area to Islington along Regent’s Canal ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1818 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1815 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossesUnder |
Angel area of Islington
ⓘ
Upper Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentBoatPropulsion | self-propelled craft ⓘ |
| currentUse |
leisure boating
ⓘ
tourist waterway ⓘ |
| endPoint | near Colebrooke Row ⓘ |
| feature |
arched brick portals
ⓘ
ventilation shafts ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasNo | towpath ⓘ |
| hasTrafficControl | yes ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage List for England
|
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed structure ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early 19th-century canal engineering work ⓘ |
| historicalUse | industrial freight transport ⓘ |
| laterBoatPropulsion | mechanical tugs ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 878 metres
ⓘ
approximately 960 yards ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Islington NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ North London NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| manages | navigable canal traffic ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyArea |
Angel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barnsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1818 ⓘ |
| originalBoatPropulsion | legging ⓘ |
| owner | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Regent’s Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | Grand Union Canal network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | London Borough of Islington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRequirement | powered craft only ⓘ |
| startPoint | near Caledonian Road ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| waterway | Regent’s Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | narrow canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.