Leeds and Liverpool Canal Dean Locks is a Grade II listed building in the Wigan local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 May 1988. Canal lock.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Dean Locks

WRENN ID
old-storey-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wigan
Constituency
Wigan MP: Lisa Nandy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 May 1988
Type
Canal lock
Address
Leeds and Liverpool Canal Dean Locks, Shevington
OS grid reference
SD 535 074
Coordinates
53.56178, -2.70287
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dean Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal are two staggered parallel locks built in the 1780s. They are constructed of stone and feature timber footbridges. The locks include lever ground paddles, which are characteristic of this canal. The northern lock has timber gates, while the southern lock is equipped with iron gates. There is also a weir situated between the two locks.

Local climate

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Dean Locks 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 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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