Two Cranes at East and West Ends of Basin at Head of Farmers Bridge Locks is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Industrial.

Two Cranes at East and West Ends of Basin at Head of Farmers Bridge Locks

WRENN ID
empty-bronze-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
Industrial
Address
Two Cranes at East and West Ends of Basin at Head of Farmers Bridge Locks, Kingston Row
OS grid reference
SP 061 869
Coordinates
52.48068, -1.91091
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two cranes are located at the east and west ends of the basin at the head of Farmers Bridge Locks. These early 19th-century canal wharf cranes have been reset on James Brindley Walk and are situated outside the Longboat Public House. Each crane features a pivoting timber gallows supported by iron brackets. Additionally, there is a large cast iron chain drive wheel on the side of the hub and a hand winch at the base.

Local climate

Two Cranes at East and West Ends of Basin at Head of Farmers Bridge Locks receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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