Lock, Lock Gates and Basin at Shipley Gate Sk 463 454 is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 January 1986. Lock, canal infrastructure.

Lock, Lock Gates and Basin at Shipley Gate Sk 463 454

WRENN ID
bitter-cloister-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Amber Valley
Constituency
Amber Valley MP: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 January 1986
Type
Lock, canal infrastructure
Address
Lock, Lock Gates and Basin at Shipley Gate Sk 463 454, Newmanleys Road
OS grid reference
SK 462 453
Coordinates
53.00363, -1.31253
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lock, lock gates, and basin at Shipley Gate were built in 1779 by engineer John Varley, with later alterations and additions. Constructed from sandstone and red brick, the structure features metal and wooden gates. The lock chamber has gates at both ends and an attached basin that curves to the north on the west side. The sandstone chamber includes wooden gates reinforced with metal. Each gate is equipped with wooden balance beams, metal handrails, and rack and pinion mechanisms. There are semi-circular footholds and bollards on either side of both sets of gates. Additionally, the lock chamber has a metal stepladder on the north side. This structure is part of the Erewash Canal.

Local climate

Lock, Lock Gates and Basin at Shipley Gate Sk 463 454 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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