Weir on River Aire at Ngr 2655 3488 is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1993. Weir.

Weir on River Aire at Ngr 2655 3488

WRENN ID
young-wall-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds West and Pudsey MP: Rachel Reeves (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 March 1993
Type
Weir
Address
Weir on River Aire at Ngr 2655 3488, Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve, Redcote Lane, LS4 2AW
OS grid reference
SE 265 348
Coordinates
53.80952, -1.59835
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The weir on the River Aire, located in the Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve, dates from the early 19th century and is constructed from gritstone. It measures approximately 35 meters wide and 3 meters high, featuring a bowed shape in plan and made of graded slabs. The flanking walls are edge-tooled, with the northeast wall serving as a revetment to the bank where the Abbey and St Anne's Mills tail race meet the river.

This weir is part of a significant development of the river and millrace, likely intended to increase the water volume at Burley Mills. It creates a head of water that is also regulated by a ford/weir located further upstream. This section of the river was likely straightened during the same period as the weir's construction.

Local climate

Weir on River Aire at Ngr 2655 3488 receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% 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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