Trent and Mersey Canal Star Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1992. Canal lock. 1 related planning application.
Trent and Mersey Canal Star Lock
- WRENN ID
- veiled-bastion-foxglove
- 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 Star Lock, Stone
- OS grid reference
- SJ 902 336
- Coordinates
- 52.90052, -2.1464
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Star Lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal is a canal lock built between 1771 and 1772 by the engineer James Brindley. It is constructed of brick with ashlar dressings and features a narrow design. The lock includes steps leading to a footbridge at the lower end, double lower gates, and a single upper gate, all made of timber. The lock has undergone some alterations over the years.
Local climate
Trent and Mersey Canal Star Lock receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% 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 78% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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