Trent and Mersey Canal, Three Locks and Two Intermediate Basins, with Dry Dock Off Upper Basin is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1986. Canal structures. 1 related planning application.

Trent and Mersey Canal, Three Locks and Two Intermediate Basins, with Dry Dock Off Upper Basin

WRENN ID
stubborn-rubble-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 December 1986
Type
Canal structures
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal, Three Locks and Two Intermediate Basins, with Dry Dock Off Upper Basin, Brooks Lane, Middlewich, CW10 0JG
OS grid reference
SJ 707 660
Coordinates
53.19081, -2.43944
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Trent and Mersey Canal features three locks and two intermediate basins, along with a dry dock off the upper basin, all constructed in 1777 from stone and brick. The locks have walls made of brick and stone, with inset oak posts. They include paired lower gates and single upper gates made of timber, as well as wooden footbridges without handrails, supported by wrought-iron arches. Each pair of locks is separated by a stone-walled basin, which has curved sides to accommodate the passage of boats. The lower lock has a mid-20th century stepped concrete retaining wall along the bank of the adjacent Sanderson's Brook. The upper two locks feature curved flights of stone steps. The dry dock, likely built in the late 18th century and altered since, consists of a brick basin with an entrance from the canal basin that has been replaced with concrete. The dock is still in use and is sheltered by a lightweight dry construction shed built in the late 20th century.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal, Three Locks and Two Intermediate Basins, with Dry Dock Off Upper Basin 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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