Trent and Mersey Canal Dutton Dock is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1986. Dry dock.

Trent and Mersey Canal Dutton Dock

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1986
Type
Dry dock
OS grid reference
SJ 576 786
Coordinates
53.30321, -2.63727
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dutton Dock is a covered dry dock, likely built in 1777, located on the east side of the Trent and Mersey Canal. It features a shed and store-room constructed by the London and North Western Railway Company in the late 19th century. The dock has a brick floor and stone-coped brick walls. Inside, there are cast iron columns resting on stone bases, with one or two columns replaced in concrete. The shed showcases ornate vertically boarded sidings and a front gable, designed in the style of the London and North Western Railway. The roof is made of corrugated iron and supported by seven timber kingpost trusses. At the rear of the dock, there is a blue brick store room that includes a small chimney.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Dutton Dock receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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