Middle Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1986. Canal lock. 2 related planning applications.

Middle Lock

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lichfield
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1986
Type
Canal lock
Address
Middle Lock, Fradley and Streethay, DE13 7DN
OS grid reference
SK 138 139
Coordinates
52.72267, -1.79638
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Middle Lock is a canal lock built around the 1770s. It is constructed of brick with stone edging. The front of the lock, facing north-east, is flanked by flights of stone steps. The steel gates were added around 1980. Middle Lock is one of a series of five locks on The Trent and Mersey Canal at its junction with the Coventry Canal. The Trent and Mersey Canal was completed in 1777, with James Brindley serving as the surveyor-general.

Local climate

Middle Lock receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2010
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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