Sixth Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. Canal lock. 3 related planning applications.

Sixth Lock

WRENN ID
burning-spire-clover
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1985
Type
Canal lock
Address
Sixth Lock, Thurnham
OS grid reference
SD 460 554
Coordinates
53.99192, -2.82373
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sixth Lock is a lock built between 1823 and 1825 on the Glasson Branch of the Lancaster Canal. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features two pairs of timber gates.

Local climate

Sixth Lock sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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