Calder and Hebble Navigation Double Lock at Shepley Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Canal lock. 1 related planning application.

Calder and Hebble Navigation Double Lock at Shepley Bridge

WRENN ID
watchful-tin-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley MP: Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 July 1985
Type
Canal lock
Address
Calder and Hebble Navigation Double Lock at Shepley Bridge, Mirfield
OS grid reference
SE 215 198
Coordinates
53.67435, -1.67545
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The double lock at Shepley Bridge, part of the Calder and Hebble Navigation, dates from around 1776 and was engineered by John Smeaton. It features stone sides and copings, with some areas of brick repair. The structure includes three pairs of lock gates and is located at the junction with the River Calder.

Local climate

Calder and Hebble Navigation Double Lock at Shepley Bridge receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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