Lock Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 August 1972. Residential. 1 related planning application.

Lock Cottage

WRENN ID
ragged-attic-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 August 1972
Type
Residential
Address
Lock Cottage, Carr Lane, Lathom, L40 4BT
OS grid reference
SD 453 118
Coordinates
53.60056, -2.82715
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lock Cottage is a canal lock-keeper's cottage, now a private dwelling, built around 1781 and altered since. It features roughcast render painted white and a composition tile roof. The building has a rectangular two-unit plan positioned at right angles to the canal, with the left gable built into the raised towpath. It has two low storeys and two windows, all of which are three-light casements with raised sills and altered glazing. There are gable chimneys, and the entrance is located in the right-hand gable wall, now covered by a large glazed 20th-century porch or conservatory. The cottage is included for its group value.

Local climate

Lock Cottage 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
  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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