Fifth Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. Lock.

Fifth Lock

WRENN ID
heavy-hall-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1985
Type
Lock
Address
Fifth Lock, Thurnham
OS grid reference
SD 463 551
Coordinates
53.99004, -2.81972
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

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

Local climate

Fifth 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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