Butterley Tunnel

Butterley Tunnel is a 3,083-yard (2,819 m) disused canal tunnel on the Cromford Canal below Ripley, in Derbyshire, England, opened to traffic in 1794. Along with Butterley Works blast furnaces, part of the canal tunnel and its underground wharf were declared a scheduled monument in 2013.

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  Brassington ROC Post ⓘ
  architectural structure in Brassington, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Elvaston Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Nottingham Regional War Room ⓘ
  bunker in Nottingham used as a war room and regional seat of government

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  Ash Tree Cave ⓘ
  cave in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Bleaklow Cave ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Brightgate Cave ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Cales Dale Cave (lower) ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Caves under Nos 3-7 Middle Pavement ⓘ
  caves in Nottingham, England, UK

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  Clatterway Sough ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Creswell Crags ⓘ
  limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England

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  Critchlow Cave ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Cumberland Cavern ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Devonshire Cavern ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Dido's Cave ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Dream Cave ⓘ
  cave in Derbyshire, England

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  Dumble Hole Swallet ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Fern Cave ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Fig's Dig ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Gell's Adit ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Gentlewoman's Pipe Climbing Shaft ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Great Masson Cavern ⓘ
  cave in United Kingdom

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  Great Rutland Cavern ⓘ
  cave in Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Grotto ⓘ
  grotto in Welbeck, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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  Grotto In Arboretum ⓘ
  grotto in Chatsworth, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Grotto on north side of the lake at Elvaston Castle ⓘ
  Grade II listed grotto in the grouinds of Elvaston Castle, South Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Grotto To South East Of The Old Mill In Melbourne Hall Gardens ⓘ
  grotto in Melbourne, South Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Harboro' Cave ⓘ
  cave and scheduled monument in the parish of Brassington, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Hartington Moor Farm Adit ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Harveydale Quarry Tubes ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Jug Holes ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Langwith Cave ⓘ
  cave in Langwith, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Lathkill Head Cave ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Lathkill, Garden Path Entrance ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Lathkill, Top Entrance ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Retaining Wall And Grottos In Gardens At Thornbridge Hall ⓘ
  retaining wall in Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Ricklow Cave ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Robin Hood's Cave ⓘ
  cave in Derbyshire, UK

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  Rutland Cavern ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Slaley Sough ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Tearsall Pipe Caverns No 2 ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Water Icicle Close Cavern ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Waterways Swallet ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Weet Sough ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Yatestoop Sough ⓘ
  cave in the Peak District, UK

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  Caves at Drury Hill ⓘ
  Caves at Drury Hill in Nottingham, now under the Broadmarsh Shopping Centre and operated as a visitor attraction called City of Caves

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  Babbington Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in the UK

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  Beans and Bacon mine ⓘ
  disused lead mine in Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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  Beans and Bacon, Old Eye, Fiery Dragon and Cod Beat lead mines and a limekiln 480m south of Blakelow Farm ⓘ
  lead mine in Bonsall, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Bestwood Colliery ⓘ
  former coal mine in Nottinghamshire, England

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  Bilsthorpe Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in the UK

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  Bonsall Leys lead mines ⓘ
  mine in Bonsall, United Kingdom

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  Cawdor Quarry ⓘ
  Disused quarry in Derbyshire, England

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  Cliff Quarry ⓘ
  quarry in Crich, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Clipstone Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in Nottinghamshire, England

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  Lead mines 600m and 980m south west of Oddo House Farm ⓘ
  mine in Elton, United Kingdom

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  Magpie Mine ⓘ
  disused lead mine near Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Northern Dale lead mines ⓘ
  mine in South Darley, United Kingdom

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  Pleasley Colliery ⓘ
  former coal mine near Pleasley, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Rufford Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in Nottinghamshire, England

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  Slack, Mount Pleasant and Barmasters Grove lead mines 390m south east of Blakelow Farm ⓘ
  mine in Bonsall, United Kingdom

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  Snake Mine nucleated lead mine, 275m SSW of Hopton Quarries ⓘ
  mine in Middleton-by-Wirksworth, United Kingdom

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  Sutton Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in the UK

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  Thoresby Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in the UK

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  Ticknall Quarries ⓘ
  protected area in England

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  True Blue nucleated lead mine, 600m ESE of Magpie Mine ⓘ
  lead mine in Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Brinsley Colliery ⓘ
  coal mine in the UK

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  Good Luck Lead Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Nr Middleton, England, UK

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  Peak District Mining Museum ⓘ
  mining museum in Matlock Bath, England, United Kingdom

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  Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Bestwood Village, Gedling, England, UK

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  Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bilsthorpe, England, United Kingdom

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  Alfreton Tunnels ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Ashbourne Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Bolsover Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Broomhouse Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Butterley Tunnel ⓘ
  canal tunnel in the UK

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  Butterley Works blast furnaces, canal tunnel and underground wharf ⓘ
  canal tunnel in Ripley, Amber Valley, England, UK

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  Chesterfield Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Clay Cross Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel on Midland Main Line in United Kingdom

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  Derby Catacombs ⓘ
  

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  Duckmanton Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Fritchley Tunnel ⓘ
  disused railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England

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  Haddon Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Hopton Tunnel ⓘ
  former railway tunnel in Hopton, Derbyshire, UK

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  Kirkby Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Meerbrook sough portal 380m south west of Leashaw Farm ⓘ
  Outlet from Meerbrook sough

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  Milford Tunnel ⓘ
  architectural structure in Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK

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  Newhaven Tunnel ⓘ
  former railway tunnel near Newhaven, Derbyshire, UK

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  Park Tunnel ⓘ
  historic carriage tunnel in Nottingham

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  Rowthorn Tunnel ⓘ
  former railway tunnel in the UK

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  Sneinton Tunnel ⓘ
  Railroad (railway) tunnel (out of service) in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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  Spinkhill Tunnel ⓘ
  Railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England

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  Toadmoor Tunnel ⓘ
  Railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England

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  Tunnels of Nottingham ⓘ
  transportation tunnels in Nottingham, UK

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  Victoria Street Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Wingfield Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Calke Park Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel in Calke Park, Ticknall, South Derbyshire, England, UK

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2004 Caves at Drury Hill

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1842 Brinsley Colliery

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2014 Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum

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1802 Calke Park Tunnel

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Butterley Tunnel's East Portal

Butterley Tunnel Air Shaft Two small

Butterley Tunnel Roof Shoring

Butterley Tunnel's East Portal

Butterley Tunnel Air Shaft Two small

Butterley Tunnel Roof Shoring

Eastern portal of the Butterley Tunnel on the Cromford Canal

Eastern portal of the Butterley Tunnel on the Cromford Canal

The Butterley Reservoir Adit where it enters the Butterley Tunnel

The Butterley Reservoir Adit where it enters the Butterley Tunnel

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	bunker		Brassington ROC Post	Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, deep bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Elvaston Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Nottingham Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	cave		Ash Tree Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Bleaklow Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Brightgate Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cales Dale Cave (lower)	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Caves under Nos 3-7 Middle Pavement	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Clatterway Sough	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Creswell Crags	cave with prehistoric art, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	cave		Critchlow Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cumberland Cavern	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Devonshire Cavern	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Dido's Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Dream Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Dumble Hole Swallet	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Fern Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Fig's Dig	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gell's Adit	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Gentlewoman's Pipe Climbing Shaft	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Great Masson Cavern	show cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Great Rutland Cavern	show cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto In Arboretum	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto on north side of the lake at Elvaston Castle	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Grotto To South East Of The Old Mill In Melbourne Hall Gardens	grotto	Wikidata
site	cave		Harboro' Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Hartington Moor Farm Adit	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Harveydale Quarry Tubes	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Jug Holes	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Langwith Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Lathkill Head Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Lathkill, Garden Path Entrance	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Lathkill, Top Entrance	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Retaining Wall And Grottos In Gardens At Thornbridge Hall	grotto, retaining wall	Wikidata
site	cave		Ricklow Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Robin Hood's Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Rutland Cavern	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Slaley Sough	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Tearsall Pipe Caverns No 2	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Water Icicle Close Cavern	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Waterways Swallet	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Weet Sough	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Yatestoop Sough	cave	Wikidata
site	cave	2004	Caves at Drury Hill	tourist attraction, cave	Wikidata
site	mine		Babbington Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Beans and Bacon mine	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Beans and Bacon, Old Eye, Fiery Dragon and Cod Beat lead mines and a limekiln 480m south of Blakelow Farm	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Bestwood Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Bilsthorpe Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Bonsall Leys lead mines	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Cawdor Quarry	quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Cliff Quarry	quarry	Wikidata
site	mine		Clipstone Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Lead mines 600m and 980m south west of Oddo House Farm	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Magpie Mine	lead mine, tourist attraction	Wikidata
site	mine		Northern Dale lead mines	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Pleasley Colliery	mining museum, coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Rufford Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Slack, Mount Pleasant and Barmasters Grove lead mines 390m south east of Blakelow Farm	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Snake Mine nucleated lead mine, 275m SSW of Hopton Quarries	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Sutton Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Thoresby Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Ticknall Quarries	quarry, protected area	Wikidata
site	mine		True Blue nucleated lead mine, 600m ESE of Magpie Mine	lead mine	Wikidata
site	mine	1842	Brinsley Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum		Good Luck Lead Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Peak District Mining Museum	independent museum, mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Winding House And Headstocks At Bestwood Colliery	mining museum, architectural structure	Wikidata
site	museum	2014	Bilsthorpe Heritage Museum	independent museum, mining museum	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Alfreton Tunnels	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Ashbourne Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Bolsover Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Broomhouse Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Butterley Tunnel	canal tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Butterley Works blast furnaces, canal tunnel and underground wharf	canal tunnel, blast furnace	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Chesterfield Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Clay Cross Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Derby Catacombs	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Duckmanton Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Fritchley Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Haddon Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Hopton Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Kirkby Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Meerbrook sough portal 380m south west of Leashaw Farm	sough	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Milford Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Newhaven Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Park Tunnel	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Rowthorn Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Sneinton Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Spinkhill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Toadmoor Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tunnels of Nottingham	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Victoria Street Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Wingfield Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1802	Calke Park Tunnel	tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Butterley Tunnel's East Portal		Commons
commons	image		Butterley Tunnel Air Shaft Two small		Commons
commons	image		Butterley Tunnel Roof Shoring		Commons
commons	image		Butterley Tunnel's East Portal		Commons
commons	image		Butterley Tunnel Air Shaft Two small		Commons
commons	image		Butterley Tunnel Roof Shoring		Commons
commons	image		Eastern portal of the Butterley Tunnel on the Cromford Canal		Commons
commons	image		Eastern portal of the Butterley Tunnel on the Cromford Canal		Commons
commons	image		The Butterley Reservoir Adit where it enters the Butterley Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		The Butterley Reservoir Adit where it enters the Butterley Tunnel		Commons