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Box Tunnel East Portal
Hob Uid: 207950
Location : Wiltshire Corsham
Grid Ref : ST8579769425
Summary : Box Tunnel - east portal constructed 1836-41. Subsequently altered by the construction of a separate portal into a quarry before 1887, by lining in brick in 1895, and by remodelling with a gallery circa 1938, again in engineering brick.
More information : ST 857694. Box Tunnel, East Portal. Less well known of the two portals this is situated in a long, deep cutting and lacks the architectural pretensions of the western portal. (1)

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Source details : Indust Mon Survey (Prov Schedule List) Wilts March 1976 5
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1836-1841
Monument End Date : 1841
Monument Start Date : 1836
Monument Type : Railway Tunnel Portal
Evidence : Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1409161
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 86 NE 10
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Box Tunnel East Portal