Rochdale Canal Lock Number 52 and Towpath Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Lock, towpath bridge.
Rochdale Canal Lock Number 52 and Towpath Bridge
- WRENN ID
- carved-rood-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochdale
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North MP: Mrs Elsie Blundell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1985
- Type
- Lock, towpath bridge
- Address
- Rochdale Canal Lock Number 52 and Towpath Bridge, Bridge Street
- OS grid reference
- SD 882 102
- Coordinates
- 53.58907, -2.17823
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Rochdale Canal Lock Number 52 and the towpath bridge were built between 1794 and 1804, designed by engineer William Jessop. The lock features dressed stone with random stone used for the bridge's parapet walls. The upper gates of the lock have been fully overhauled, while the lower gates no longer exist, leaving only the recess. Many of the heavy stones in the retaining walls have letters inscribed on their faces. The bridge, which has a segmental arch, has parapet walls that appear to be largely rebuilt.
Local climate
Rochdale Canal Lock Number 52 and Towpath Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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