Engine House

The Engine House is a canal engine house built around 1837, possibly designed by John Sinclair, who was the engineer for the Coventry Canal Company. It is constructed of blue brick in English bond with a dentil cornice and features a shallow-hipped roof covered in plain tiles from the late 20th century. The building stands three stories tall and has a two-window range facing the canal. The right bay projects slightly, but the cornice remains unbroken. It has round-arched openings throughout, with most windows blocked, primarily with late 20th-century materials, except for the top floor of the right bay. The return sides have blocked windows on the top floor, while the left return side includes a doorway. The right return side features a large blocked opening. At the rear, there is a tall, tapering octagonal chimney attached to the corner, which has a moulded brick cornice. Behind the building are remnants of a single-storey range that was demolished in the late 20th century. This structure originally housed a Newcomen pumping engine that was used to maintain the canal's water level.