Leeds and Liverpool Canal Retaining Walls, Gates and Shoot of Dobson Locks is a Grade II listed building in the Bradford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1978. Canal structure. 2 related planning applications.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Retaining Walls, Gates and Shoot of Dobson Locks

WRENN ID
muted-railing-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bradford
Constituency
Bradford East MP: Imran Hussain (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1978
Type
Canal structure
Address
Leeds and Liverpool Canal Retaining Walls, Gates and Shoot of Dobson Locks, BD10 0PY
OS grid reference
SE 187 381
Coordinates
53.83937, -1.7162
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining walls, gates, and shoot of Dobson Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal date from around 1800 to 1814. The structure features two finely crafted stone locks with a paved side shoot. The second rise is characterized by battered swept masonry facing, and steps have been cut into each facing. Both the iron and timber gates remain intact.

Local climate

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Retaining Walls, Gates and Shoot of Dobson Locks receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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