Eyre's tunnel
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Eyre's tunnel or Lisson Grove Tunnel is a short canal tunnel
Canal tunnel
A canal tunnel is a tunnel for a canal. The biggest canal tunnel in the world is the Rove Tunnel in France. The oldest canal tunnel in the world is the Malpas Tunnel also in France, built in 1679. In the United States there is the Paw Paw Tunnel that opened in 1850.In some canal tunnels the towpath...

 on the Regent's Canal
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, just north-west of Paddington Basin in the west, to the Limehouse Basin and the River Thames in east London....

 that passes under Lisson Grove
Lisson Grove
Lisson Grove is a district and also a street of the City of Westminster, London, England located just to the north of the city ring road. There are many landmarks surrounding the area. To the north is Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood. To the west are Paddington and Watling Street...

 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

. It is only 48 metres long. The two other tunnels on the Regent's Canal are Islington Tunnel
Islington Tunnel
The Islington Tunnel carries the Regent's Canal Arm of the Grand Union Canal for 976 yards underneath the Angel area of Islington, London. The two other tunnels on the Regent's Canal are Eyre's tunnel and Maida Hill Tunnel....

 and Maida Hill Tunnel
Maida Hill Tunnel
Maida Hill Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Regent's Canal in London. The two other tunnels on the Regent's Canal are Islington Tunnel and Eyre's tunnel....

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

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