Listed Building record MDO10456 - Tunnel entrance to railway beneath Poundbury Camp, Dorchester
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Summary
1857. The tunnel was built after Brunel had been persuaded not to drive a cutting through the Camp. His most influential persuader was the Rev William Barnes, Rector of Winterborne Came, the Dorset dialect poet, and the initial impetus behind the foundation of the Dorset County Museum. The tunnel is an early instance of civil engineering respecting ancient monuments, and its entrances are included for that reason. Red brick. Band. Parapet. Curved flanking walls. Rusticated ashlar voussoirs.
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| Grid reference | Centred SY 6830 9116 (187m by 185m) (2 map features) |
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| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Record last edited
Feb 9 2022 11:59AM
