Sapperton Tunnel
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Sapperton Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel in Gloucestershire, England, notable as one of the longest and most significant engineering works on the former Thames and Severn Canal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sapperton Tunnel canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal tunnel
ⓘ
historic structure ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thames–Severn waterway link between the River Thames and River Severn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceilingMaterial | brick lining in sections ⓘ |
| closedToNavigation | early 20th century ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1789 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | sinking of multiple shafts along the line of the tunnel ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1783 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | not navigable ⓘ |
| designedFor | narrowboats and barges ⓘ |
| endPoint | Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineer |
John Priddy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Whitworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | constructed through limestone of the Cotswolds ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
brick and stone portals
ⓘ
ventilation shafts ⓘ |
| hasHeritageInterest | industrial archaeology ⓘ |
| hasNoTowpath | true ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
eastern portal near Coates
ⓘ
western portal near Sapperton ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key link in the first complete inland waterway between the Thames and Severn ⓘ |
| length |
about 2.37 miles
ⓘ
about 3,817 metres ⓘ about 4,171 yards ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maximumBoatWidth | narrow canal craft ⓘ |
| near |
Coates village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cotswold Canal Trust restoration projects ⓘ Sapperton village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the longest canal tunnels in Britain
ⓘ
significant 18th-century canal engineering ⓘ |
| opened | 1789 ⓘ |
| originalUse | navigation for barges on the Thames and Severn Canal ⓘ |
| owner | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Thames and Severn Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Cotswold Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cotswolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | structural deterioration ⓘ |
| startPoint | Sapperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| transportMode | inland waterway transport ⓘ |
| waterway | Thames and Severn Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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