Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
SE portal of Conwy Railway Tunnel
Conwy, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 December 2005
- Locality
- Walled town
- Town
- Conwy
- Community
- Conwy
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.28066, -3.83181
- Cadw reference
- 87457
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Immediately W of Conwy station and directly beneath the E side of Upper Gate Street.
History
On the Chester & Holyhead Railway, and built in 1845. Its chief engineer was Robert Stephenson, and contractor for the Conwy section was John Evans. Conwy tunnel was the site where the ceremonial first sod of the railway was cut on St David's Day, 1845. This section of the line opened in 1846.
Exterior
Portal of snecked rock-faced stone with lighter grey tooled stone jambs and voussoirs to a round arch. A corbel table is at the base of the parapet, which also has 2 light-grey freestone bands (mostly obscured by vegetation at the time of survey). The stepped parapet has saddleback copings.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a tunnel portal of definite mid C19 architectural character, one of a number of items contributing to the overall historical integrity of this section of the former Chester & Holyhead Railway.
Nearby in the register
- Conway MartNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Rose CottageNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 1 Newboro TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 2 Newboro TerraceNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.