Lock to Cromford Canal at Sk 443 506 is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1988. Canal lock.
Lock to Cromford Canal at Sk 443 506
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-moulding-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Amber Valley MP: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 May 1988
- Type
- Canal lock
- Address
- Lock to Cromford Canal at Sk 443 506, King William Street, Ironville
- OS grid reference
- SK 442 514
- Coordinates
- 53.05884, -1.34089
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a canal lock built in 1792 by William Jessop and Benjamin Outram. It is constructed from coursed squared stone and features a long stone basin with ashlar copings. There are indents at both ends for housing the gates, which are currently missing. This lock is one of the few remaining locks on the eastern end of the Cromford Canal.
Local climate
Lock to Cromford Canal at Sk 443 506 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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