Trent and Mersey Canal Lock Number 68 and Attached Accommodation Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1986. Canal lock. 3 related planning applications.

Trent and Mersey Canal Lock Number 68 and Attached Accommodation Bridge

WRENN ID
little-tower-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 December 1986
Type
Canal lock
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Lock Number 68 and Attached Accommodation Bridge, Booth Lane, Moston
OS grid reference
SJ 730 628
Coordinates
53.16209, -2.40427
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lock Number 68 on the Trent and Mersey Canal, built in 1777 by engineer James Brindley, features walls made of brick and stone. The lock has a single upper gate that has been replaced with steel, while the double lower gates are made of timber. The copings have been partly replaced with concrete, and the steps have also been replaced in concrete. The attached accommodation bridge is constructed of painted brickwork and has a deep segmental arch. Its abutments have a concave batter and are curved in plan, with square end-piers and flush stone copings.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Lock Number 68 and Attached Accommodation Bridge receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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