Trent and Mersey Canal Colwich Lock Cottage Privy is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 February 1995. Privy.

Trent and Mersey Canal Colwich Lock Cottage Privy

WRENN ID
rooted-footing-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 February 1995
Type
Privy
OS grid reference
SK 008 211
Coordinates
52.78776, -1.9882
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a privy located at Colwich Lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal, likely built in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of brick painted cream and features a plain tile roof. The entrance faces Colwich Lock Cottage, and there are ventilation gaps in the brickwork at the rear. The privy is positioned directly above the lock overflow weir, which is used for sewage disposal. The Trent and Mersey Canal was constructed between 1766 and 1777 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Trent and Mersey Canal Colwich Lock Cottage Privy 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 68% 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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