Llangollen Canal Povey's Lock and Spillway (That Part in Tushingham Cum Grindley) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1985. Canal lock and spillway. 4 related planning applications.
Llangollen Canal Povey's Lock and Spillway (That Part in Tushingham Cum Grindley)
- WRENN ID
- secret-iron-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1985
- Type
- Canal lock and spillway
- Address
- Llangollen Canal Povey's Lock and Spillway (That Part in Tushingham Cum Grindley), Marbury and District, Cheshire East, SY13 4HF
- OS grid reference
- SJ 532 446
- Coordinates
- 52.99741, -2.69812
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Povey's Lock and Spillway, located on the Llangollen Canal in Tushingham cum Grindley, was built in 1795 under the supervision of engineer Thomas Telford and has been altered since its construction. The structure features a brick basin with dressed sandstone copings and a concave upper end. It includes a single upper gate and double lower gates, both of which have been replaced with steel. The spillway is also stone-coped. The remaining part of the lock is situated in Wirshall Parish.
Local climate
Llangollen Canal Povey's Lock and Spillway (That Part in Tushingham Cum Grindley) receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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