Headhouse
A headhouse is an above-ground structure which typically sits at the top of a ventilation shaft or tunnel portal, used for housing control equipment or for providing emergency access to tunnels.
Ref The HS2 London-West Midlands Environmental Statement, Glossary of terms and list of abbreviations, DETR 2013.
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