Llangollen Branch of Shropshire Union Canal Swanley Lock Number 2 (North of Swanley Bridge) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1986. Canal lock. 4 related planning applications.
Llangollen Branch of Shropshire Union Canal Swanley Lock Number 2 (North of Swanley Bridge)
- WRENN ID
- long-vault-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1986
- Type
- Canal lock
- Address
- Llangollen Branch of Shropshire Union Canal Swanley Lock Number 2 (North of Swanley Bridge), Burland and Acton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 617 526
- Coordinates
- 53.06953, -2.57231
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Swanley Lock Number 2 on the Llangollen Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal was built in 1805 by engineer J. Fetcher, with consultation from T. Telford. The lock is constructed from blue and red bricks in English Bond. The south (upper) gate is made of metal, while the north (lower) gates are wooden and feature wooden beams. The approach walls have stone copings, although the lock side copings are now primarily made of concrete blocks.
Local climate
Llangollen Branch of Shropshire Union Canal Swanley Lock Number 2 (North of Swanley Bridge) receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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