Shugborough Tunnel, Railway tunnel in Colwich, England
The 777-yard Shugborough Tunnel extends beneath the Shugborough Estate, featuring castellated Romanesque portals with deep moulded arches and buttressing towers.
The tunnel construction in 1846 by Trent Valley Railway required negotiations with Thomas Anson, who insisted on concealing the railway through his estate.
Both portals of the tunnel, designed by architect John Livock, represent different architectural styles, from Romanesque to Classical and Egyptian influences.
The tunnel underwent modernization in 2012-2013 with track lowering and replacement to accommodate InterCity trains running at 100 miles per hour.
The tunnel contains no ventilation shafts, as they were filled after excavation to maintain the continuous landscaped hillside above the structure.
Location: Colwich
GPS coordinates: 52.79207,-2.02927
Latest update: September 24, 2025 10:23
Shugborough inscription
1.5 km
Tixall Gatehouse
1.3 km
Shugborough Hall
1.4 km
Church of St John the Baptist
1.3 km
Stafford Lodges To Shugborough Park
746 m
Shepherd's Monument at Shugborough Hall
1.5 km
North range of outbuildings of Shugborough Park Farm
1 km
Dairy Bridge
1.3 km
Holdiford Bridge (Over River Sow)
619 m
Triumphal Arch at Shugborough Hall
539 m
Doric temple at Shugborough Hall to north of the house
1.5 km
Dark Lantern at Shugborough Hall
485 m
Stafford Wood Lodge at Shugborough Hall
184 m
Walled Garden And Gardeners Cottage
988 m
Fountain at Shugborough Hall to north west of the house
1.4 km
Footbridge at Shugborough Park
1 km
River Sow Aqueduct
909 m
Obelisk
1.1 km
K6 Telephone Kiosk (Near Church)
1.3 km
Bottle Lodge
1.6 km
Farmhouse of Shugborough Park Farm
1.1 km
Ruins at Shugborough Hall to north of the house
1.4 km
Temple of the Winds at Shugborough Hall to north east of the house
1.1 km
Outbuildings to the south west of Shugborough Hall
1.3 km
Saucer barrow on Spring Hill
943 m
Milepost, Milford common, E of Milford village
761 m
Milepost, by White Barn Farm
753 m
Guidestone, Holdford Road / Tixall Road jct in Tixall village
1.1 kmReviews
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