Kirkthorpe Weir and Sluice Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1986. Weir. 4 related planning applications.
Kirkthorpe Weir and Sluice Gates
- WRENN ID
- sunken-pavement-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1986
- Type
- Weir
- Address
- Kirkthorpe Weir and Sluice Gates, Warmfield Cum Heath
- OS grid reference
- SE 357 212
- Coordinates
- 53.68644, -1.45973
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Kirkthorpe Weir and sluice gates are located across the River Calder and were likely built in the second quarter of the 19th century, with the sluice gates dated 1827. The structure is made of ashlar and cast iron. The weir features a segmental curve with eight steps, flanked by curved retaining walls made of large ashlar blocks on both the west and east sides. At the eastern end, there are three sluices separated by six giant stepped buttresses, which have pointed-arched cutwaters on the south side. The two original sluice gates are equipped with circular winding gear and a large cog wheel, with plates displaying the relief lettering "HEWES & WREN MANCHESTER 1827" on each face. This is a significant engineering achievement, and the sluices are still operational. The site is partly within the parish of Stanley.
Local climate
Kirkthorpe Weir and Sluice Gates receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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