Crane on South Side of Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Wharf crane. 2 related planning applications.

Crane on South Side of Leeds and Liverpool Canal

WRENN ID
empty-porch-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds South MP: Hilary Benn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 August 1976
Type
Wharf crane
Address
Crane on South Side of Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Canal Wharf, LS11 5PS
OS grid reference
SE 297 330
Coordinates
53.79287, -1.54926
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a wharf crane located on the south side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, dating from around 1845 and restored around 1985. It was repositioned in 1995. The crane is made of cast iron with a wooden jib, a gritstone counterbalance, and sits on a hexagonal plinth. For historical context, refer to the crane on the east side of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Basin.

Local climate

Crane on South Side of Leeds and Liverpool Canal receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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