Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
80962
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
11/03/2003  
Date of Amendment
11/03/2003  
Name of Property
SE Ventilation Shaft to Morlais Tunnel  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Merthyr Tydfil  
Community
Pant  
Town
 
Locality
Pant  
Easting
306165  
Northing
209344  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated in a field some 50m N of Pant-Cad-Ivor Inn.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Later C19 large ventilation shaft, one of 3 to Morlais or Miler tunnel of 1879 on the London and North Western Railway. This railway, one of several in the Merthyr area, came from Abergavenny went through the tunnel to Pontsarn, Cefn Coed and eventually to Merthyr using the joint line with the Brecon and Merthyr Railway.  

Exterior
Ventilation shaft to railway tunnel, circular, red brick with battered sides and raised brick square labels under brick top band, itself under sandstone coping carrying shallow-domed iron protective grille. Bricks are laid in alternate courses of headers and stretchers.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as one of an exceptional group of distinctive railway structures from the industrial history of the area.  

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