Rochdale Canal Lock 16 Lobb Mill Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1984. Lock.

Rochdale Canal Lock 16 Lobb Mill Lock

WRENN ID
woven-keep-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1984
Type
Lock
Address
Rochdale Canal Lock 16 Lobb Mill Lock, Todmorden
OS grid reference
SD 954 246
Coordinates
53.71798, -2.07079
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lock 16, also known as Lobb Mill Lock, is a late 18th-century structure located on the Rochdale Canal in Todmorden. The lock features massive stone cappings and quoins at the entrance, as well as rebates for the gates. The retaining walls are constructed of brick in English bond, with blue brick headers.

Local climate

Rochdale Canal Lock 16 Lobb Mill Lock sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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