Rochdale Canal, Lock No 46 and Windy Bank Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Canal lock and bridge. 3 related planning applications.

Rochdale Canal, Lock No 46 and Windy Bank Bridge

WRENN ID
heavy-rubblework-vale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Rochdale MP: Paul Waugh (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 1986
Type
Canal lock and bridge
OS grid reference
SD 943 168
Coordinates
53.64848, -2.0866
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lock No. 46 and Windy Bank Bridge on the Rochdale Canal were built between 1794 and 1798, designed by engineer William Jessop. The structure is made of hammer-dressed stone and features double upper gates, with recesses for two sets of lower gates that no longer exist, and a tailbridge attached to the south. The winding gear is still present, and the lock walls display stonemason's marks. The elliptical-arched tail bridge has a stone band and parapet walls made of large vertically set stones. A retaining wall slopes down to the lower level and includes steps for boatmen. The bridge is likely from a later date, around 1840.

Local climate

Rochdale Canal, Lock No 46 and Windy Bank Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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