Canal Lock at Sd 464 154 is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1986. Lock. 2 related planning applications.
Canal Lock at Sd 464 154
- WRENN ID
- hollow-portal-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lancashire
- Constituency
- Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1986
- Type
- Lock
- Address
- Canal Lock at Sd 464 154, Station Road, Rufford
- OS grid reference
- SD 464 154
- Coordinates
- 53.63247, -2.81061
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The canal lock on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, known as the "new cut" from Burscough to Tarleton, was likely built around 1780, with the new cut officially opening in 1781. It is constructed from dressed sandstone blocks and features wooden gates with iron fittings. The lock has convex retaining walls at both the north and south entries, with a descent from south to north. An overflow channel runs along the west side, connecting the basin at the south end to the basin at the north end. Additionally, there is a wooden bridge over the tail of the lock.
Local climate
Canal Lock at Sd 464 154 sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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