Grand Union Canal, Shop Lock Approximately 7 Metres North of Cottage Number 221 is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Lock. 1 related planning application.
Grand Union Canal, Shop Lock Approximately 7 Metres North of Cottage Number 221
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-railing-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Lock
- OS grid reference
- SP 423 647
- Coordinates
- 52.27915, -1.38008
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The shop lock on the Grand Union Canal, located approximately 7 meters north of Cottage Number 221 in Long Itchington, dates from the early 19th century. It was restored in the late 19th century and again around 1930. The structure is made of blue brick and concrete, featuring wooden and iron gates, as well as four cast-iron ground paddles. This lock is included for its group value.
Local climate
Grand Union Canal, Shop Lock Approximately 7 Metres North of Cottage Number 221 receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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 — 1 application
- 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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