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How to explore responsiblyWhat the official index records
Historic England / Planning Data records this location as SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL. Our atlas groups it under underground using that source wording.
Sluice Gate At West Entrance To Mine Canal Tunnel is recorded by Historic England under reference 1215082. The supplied index identifies SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL. Current condition and visitor access are not established by this source index.
Record details
- Category
- Underground
- Source classification
- SLUICE GATE AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MINE CANAL TUNNEL
- Period / construction dates
- Not established from this index
- Current condition
- Not verified
- Designation
- II
- Designation date
- 1966-07-29
- Nearest reference town
- Bolton (approximate)
- County / historic source county
- Not supplied
- County or local authority (ONS)
- Salford
- Nation
- England
- Source record ID
- 1215082
- Coordinates
- 53.500927, -2.381369 (reference point, not an entrance)
- Index checked
- 2026-09-13
- Source last updated
- 1987-09-02
- Published access reviewed
- Not yet verified
Index verification means the record and supplied attributes were checked against the official downloaded index on 2026-09-13. It does not mean a site visit or confirmation of current access. Points may refer to a whole complex, a surviving component or a recorded location.