Lock and Basin North West of Whittington Road Bridge Coventry Canal is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1988. Canal lock. 2 related planning applications.
Lock and Basin North West of Whittington Road Bridge Coventry Canal
- WRENN ID
- ghost-copper-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Warwickshire
- Constituency
- North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1988
- Type
- Canal lock
- Address
- Lock and Basin North West of Whittington Road Bridge Coventry Canal, Grendon
- OS grid reference
- SP 295 991
- Coordinates
- 52.58894, -1.56591
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lock and basin located northwest of Whittington Road Bridge on the Coventry Canal dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of brick, featuring kerbs and quoins at the lower end made from large sandstone blocks. There have been some repairs made in the 19th and 20th centuries using brick and concrete. The structure includes both single and double gates.
Local climate
Lock and Basin North West of Whittington Road Bridge Coventry Canal receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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