Shropshire Union Canal Cottage at Bunbury Locks is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1991. Lock cottage.

Shropshire Union Canal Cottage at Bunbury Locks

WRENN ID
lapsed-vault-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 November 1991
Type
Lock cottage
Address
Shropshire Union Canal Cottage at Bunbury Locks, Alpraham and Calveley
OS grid reference
SJ 578 590
Coordinates
53.12676, -2.63177
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Shropshire Union Canal Cottage at Bunbury Locks is a lock cottage built in the mid-19th century, with some alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of brick and features a slate roof with two gable stacks and a dentilled eaves cornice. The cottage is two storeys high and has a symmetrical three-bay façade. The upper storey is rendered, and the front includes a 20th-century doorway and door, which are flanked by 20th-century single canted bay windows. Above these, there are three 4-light casement windows with cambered arches. At the rear, there is a single-storey extension. This cottage is part of an important group of canal buildings and is included for its group value.

Local climate

Shropshire Union Canal Cottage at Bunbury Locks 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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