Trent and Mersey Canal Limekiln Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1992. Canal lock. 2 related planning applications.
Trent and Mersey Canal Limekiln Lock
- WRENN ID
- worn-obsidian-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1992
- Type
- Canal lock
- Address
- Trent and Mersey Canal Limekiln Lock, Stone, ST15 8LB
- OS grid reference
- SJ 896 343
- Coordinates
- 52.90647, -2.15587
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Limekiln Lock is a canal lock located on the Trent and Mersey Canal, built around 1771 by engineer James Brindley. The structure is made of brick with stone dressings and features a narrow design. It includes steps at the lower end, double timber gates at the lower end, and a single timber gate at the upper end. A footbridge with iron handrails leads to the lower end and has a slot for a tow rope; one side of the footbridge continues along the tow path for approximately 17 meters, over steps to a narrow ledge. There is also an overflow channel to the side. This lock is part of a series on the Trent and Mersey Canal, which played a significant role in the industrial development of Stone.
Local climate
Trent and Mersey Canal Limekiln Lock receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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