Trent and Mersey Canal Outbuilding to East of Canal Toll House at Swarkestone Stop is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. A C19 Outbuilding. 1 related planning application.

Trent and Mersey Canal Outbuilding to East of Canal Toll House at Swarkestone Stop

WRENN ID
noble-string-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Outbuilding
Address
Trent and Mersey Canal Outbuilding to East of Canal Toll House at Swarkestone Stop, Lowes Lane, DE73 7GN
OS grid reference
SK 368 291
Coordinates
52.85828, -1.45341
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is an outbuilding, now used as a house, located to the east of the Canal Toll House at Swarkestone Stop. It dates from the early 19th century and has undergone some alterations in the 20th century. The structure is made of red brick and features a slate roof with a dentilled eaves band. It is two storeys high and has two bays. The north elevation faces the canal and includes a wide segmental arched doorcase with double plank doors, along with a similar opening above that now has a glazed screen. The side elevations have 20th-century windows set in original segment-headed openings, with two windows above and two below. This building was constructed as part of the Trent and Mersey Canal and is included for its group value.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Outbuilding to East of Canal Toll House at Swarkestone Stop receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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