Rochdale Canal, Lock No. 39 is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Lock. 1 related planning application.
Rochdale Canal, Lock No. 39
- WRENN ID
- guardian-mortar-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochdale
- Constituency
- Rochdale MP: Paul Waugh (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Lock
- OS grid reference
- SD 946 183
- Coordinates
- 53.66126, -2.08196
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lock No. 39 on the Rochdale Canal was built between 1794 and 1798, designed by engineer William Jessop. It is constructed from hammer-dressed stone and features double upper gates, along with recesses for two sets of lower gates to accommodate two barge lengths, although neither set of lower gates exists today, and only one was ever fitted. The winding gear is still present, and the retaining wall at the lower end includes steps for boatmen.
Local climate
Rochdale Canal, Lock No. 39 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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 — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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