Shropshire Union Canal Beeston Cast Iron Lock at Sj 553 598 is a Grade II* listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1991. Canal lock.
Shropshire Union Canal Beeston Cast Iron Lock at Sj 553 598
- WRENN ID
- distant-lancet-plum
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1991
- Type
- Canal lock
- Address
- Shropshire Union Canal Beeston Cast Iron Lock at Sj 553 598, Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall
- OS grid reference
- SJ 553 598
- Coordinates
- 53.13433, -2.66816
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Beeston Cast Iron Lock on the Shropshire Union Canal, built in 1828 by Thomas Telford, is a notable lock featuring a chamber and wing walls lined with cast iron plates. It has a pair of wooden bottom gates equipped with gate paddle gearing, and a pair of steel top gates, one of which has a gate paddle mounted on the towpath side, along with two ground paddles. All the paddle gearings are mechanical. An iron footbridge spans the lock tail. This lock is unique and is designated as a scheduled ancient monument.
Local climate
Shropshire Union Canal Beeston Cast Iron Lock at Sj 553 598 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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