Trent and Mersey Canal Malkin's Bank Lock Number 63 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 1994. Canal lock. 4 related planning applications.

Trent and Mersey Canal Malkin's Bank Lock Number 63

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 July 1994
Type
Canal lock
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Malkin's Bank Lock Number 63, Betchton Road
OS grid reference
SJ 762 591
Coordinates
53.12913, -2.35574
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Malkin's Bank Lock Number 63 is a pair of narrow locks located off Betchton Road on the Trent and Mersey Canal. The towpath side lock was constructed around 1772 to 1775 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall, while the off-side lock was added in the early 1830s, likely by Thomas Telford. Both locks have undergone some replacement of materials and movable parts over the years.

The locks feature brick chambers with stone coping and quoins, and there is a central island with a cutwater. The late 20th-century gates consist of a single wooden top gate and double wooden bottom gates for each lock. Steps lead to the lower level on the towpath side, and there is a wooden plank split footbridge on brackets across each tail. The Trent and Mersey Canal was built between 1766 and 1777 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall. This lock is listed for its group value with the adjacent bridge.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Malkin's Bank Lock Number 63 receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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