Rochdale Canal Lock 24 Gauxholme Highest Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1984. Lock. 2 related planning applications.

Rochdale Canal Lock 24 Gauxholme Highest Lock

WRENN ID
silver-storey-owl
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 24 Gauxholme Highest Lock, Todmorden, OL14 7PW
OS grid reference
SD 929 230
Coordinates
53.70425, -2.10873
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lock 24, known as Gauxholme Highest Lock, was built in 1798 as part of the Rochdale Canal. It features large dressed stone retaining walls that include rebates for gates. This lock is designed to accommodate a double set of bottom gates. For further reference, see Lock 20.

Local climate

Rochdale Canal Lock 24 Gauxholme Highest 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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