Northgate Locks is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1972. Canal locks. 1 related planning application.

Northgate Locks

WRENN ID
patient-banister-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 January 1972
Type
Canal locks
Address
Northgate Locks, Shropshire Union Canal
OS grid reference
SJ 401 666
Coordinates
53.19336, -2.8972
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Northgate Locks is a staircase of three locks built around 1790 by Thomas Telford for the Chester Canal Company. The structure is made of sandstone and features double gates for each lock, with the gates replaced in steel except for part of the upper gates of the upper lock. There is a footbridge across each lock, equipped with an iron handrail. The paving, ramps, and steps are made of stone and brick, with some repairs done in concrete. Additionally, there are iron mooring bollards present.

Local climate

Northgate Locks receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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