Whinhill Lock is a Grade II listed building in the East Riding of Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Lock.
Whinhill Lock
- WRENN ID
- grey-groin-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Bridlington and The Wolds MP: Charlie Dewhirst (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- Lock
- Address
- Whinhill Lock, B1249, Skerne and Wansford
- OS grid reference
- TA 050 568
- Coordinates
- 53.99684, -0.39825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Whinhill Lock is a lock built in 1770 for the Driffield Navigation. It is constructed of red brick with gritstone dressings. The lock features a shaped basin with sloping sides and has massive capstones. The west gate has been renewed, while the east gate was in a derelict condition at the time of the re-survey.
Local climate
Whinhill Lock receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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