Leeds and Liverpool Canal Top Locks, Lower Lock (That Part in Burscough) Top Locks, Lower Lock (That Part in Lathom) is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1993. Canal lock. 5 related planning applications.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Top Locks, Lower Lock (That Part in Burscough) Top Locks, Lower Lock (That Part in Lathom)

WRENN ID
bitter-truss-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 March 1993
Type
Canal lock
Address
Leeds and Liverpool Canal Top Locks, Lower Lock (That Part in Burscough) Top Locks, Lower Lock (That Part in Lathom), Wheat Lane, L40 4BX
OS grid reference
SD 451 116
Coordinates
53.59822, -2.82978
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal Top Locks, specifically the lower lock located in Lathom, was built in 1781 under the guidance of resident engineer Richard Owen for the Leeds-Liverpool Canal Company. This canal lock features large dressed sandstone blocks and wooden gates. A wooden footbridge spans the lower entrance, which has convex curved cheeks. There is also an overflow channel on the west side. This structure is part of a group of canal features at Top Locks and is situated on the boundary between Burscough and Lathom.

Local climate

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Top Locks, Lower Lock (That Part in Burscough) Top Locks, Lower Lock (That Part in Lathom) 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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