Bradley Lock is a Grade II listed building in the St. Helens local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1988. Lock.

Bradley Lock

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North MP: David Baines (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1988
Type
Lock
Address
Bradley Lock, Bradleigh Road
OS grid reference
SJ 573 944
Coordinates
53.44497, -2.6437
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bradley Lock is a lock on the Sankey Canal, dating from around 1756. It is constructed of stone, with the retaining walls remaining intact. The lock gates are present only at the west end, and there are some fairleads on the sides of the lock. To the west of the lock, the canal has been filled in. This lock is noted as the best preserved on the Sankey Canal.

Local climate

Bradley Lock sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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