Former Tide Dock of Bridgewater Canal and Lock to North is a Grade II listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Dock.

Former Tide Dock of Bridgewater Canal and Lock to North

WRENN ID
odd-oriel-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Halton
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 October 1983
Type
Dock
Address
Former Tide Dock of Bridgewater Canal and Lock to North, Mersey View
OS grid reference
SJ 504 831
Coordinates
53.34326, -2.74548
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former tide dock of the Bridgewater Canal and the lock to the north date from around 1772. It is constructed from sandstone blocks, with some repairs made using brick and concrete. The dock has a trapezoidal opening that originally led into the River Mersey at its southern end, but it now opens into the Manchester Ship Canal. The lock, which connected to the series of locks at the start of the canal, is designed with rebates for two sets of gates. These elements are the only remaining features from the former Runcorn terminus of the Bridgewater Canal.

Local climate

Former Tide Dock of Bridgewater Canal and Lock to North receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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