Eyre's tunnel or Lisson Grove Tunnel is a short

canal tunnel {{Refimprove, date=September 2009 A canal tunnel is a tunnel for a canal. The building of a canal tunnel is crucial to help a waterway that is normally used for shipping cross a difficult section of terrain. They are also constructed to reduce th ...

on the

Regent's Canal Regent's Canal is a canal across an area just north of central London, England. It provides a link from the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in eas ...

that passes under

Lisson Grove Lisson Grove is a street and district in Marylebone, City of Westminster, London. The neighbourhood contains a few important cultural landmarks, including Lisson Gallery, Alfies Antique Market, Red Bus Recording Studios, the former Christ Churc ...

St John's Wood St John's Wood is a district in the City of Westminster, London, lying 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Charing Cross. Traditionally the northern part of the ancient parish and Metropolitan Borough of Marylebone, it extends east to west from ...

, north

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and opened in 1816. It is only 48 metres long. The two other tunnels on the Regent's Canal are

Islington Tunnel The Islington Tunnel takes the Regents Canal, Regent's Canal under Angel, London, Angel, Islington, as the longest such tunnel in London. The way for short boats and barges only opened in 1818; the pavements above are waymarked so the otherwis ...

and

Maida Hill Tunnel Maida Hill Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Regent's Canal in London, England. The two other tunnels on the Regent's Canal are Islington Tunnel and Eyre's Tunnel. History The Regent's Canal was authorised by an Act of Parliament in July 1812. Th ...

. Unlike the other tunnels, Eyre's Tunnel has a (now fenced)

towpath A towpath is a road or trail on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, beasts of burden, or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge. This mode of transport ...

. The tunnel was originally known as Eyre's Tunnel due to its passing beneath land belonging to Richard Eyre, a local landowner. Lisson Grove is a more recent usage clearly following the renaming of the road that passes above the tunnel.

External links

Canal Tunnels of London
London Canal Museum.

(including Eyre's/Lisson Grove) London Canals.

Canal tunnels in London Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster Tunnels completed in 1816 1816 establishments in England {{UK-bridge-struct-stub