River Trent Navigation, Stop Lock,West Side Of Tamworth Road Bridge,Sawley is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1996. Stop lock.

River Trent Navigation, Stop Lock,West Side Of Tamworth Road Bridge,Sawley

WRENN ID
sombre-forge-wax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North West Leicestershire
Country
England
Date first listed
3 June 1996
Type
Stop lock
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SK47083095 LOCKINGTON HEMINGTON RIVERTRENT NAVIGATION

1/10008 Stop Lock, west side of Tamworth Road Bridge, Sawley

II

Stop Lock on River Trent. Late C.18. Possibly Jessop (engineer). Dressed stone. Chamfered :1shlar low sided chamber and coping, with chamber walls sloping down from gates to lower level at centre.: of lock. Ashlar wing walls and coping. Pairs of top and bottom gates with rack and pinion gate paddles and wood balance beams. Later concreted lower quadrant with blue engineering heel grips only evident alteration. A stop lock was used to control "Hater flows, minimising water loss at times of low river levels; this is :1n unusual design and well preserved example. Bridge not included.

Listing NGR: SK4707430950

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