Weighbridge and Weighbridge Office at Coventry Canal Basin is a Grade II listed building in the Coventry local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 March 2016. Weighbridge office.
Weighbridge and Weighbridge Office at Coventry Canal Basin
- WRENN ID
- worn-quartz-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Coventry
- Constituency
- Coventry North West MP: Taiwo Owatemi (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 March 2016
- Type
- Weighbridge office
- OS grid reference
- SP 332 795
- Coordinates
- 52.41293, -1.51239
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Weighbridge and Weighbridge Office at Coventry Canal Basin is a Grade II listed structure. The office building is made of brick and features a slate roof, while the weighbridge itself is constructed from cast iron.
The office has a wedge-shaped plan with a curved facade that faces the canal basin. The rectangular weighbridge is located on the south side of the office, accompanied by adjacent gatepiers.
The exterior of the building showcases a curved facade on the eastern side, which includes a central timber door set beneath a flat arch lintel with a central keystone. A dentil course runs around the entire building, which is topped by a slate roof. The curved elevation also features a tall chimney at its northern end. To the south, there is a large opening, likely from the 20th century, with a concrete lintel and cill, as well as a smaller opening beneath a brick arch. The large brick gatepiers have modern gates, with the northern pier connected to the office building.
On the northern elevation, there is a door opening that has been modified to serve as a window, alongside a large window nearby, both featuring flat arch lintels and keystones. A further small opening is present to the west.
South of the office is a rectangular cast iron weighbridge supplied by W & T Avery Ltd of London and Birmingham, which is marked as capable of weighing ten tons.
Internally, the building is believed to retain the weighbridge mechanism and balance bar, along with a cast iron fireplace that has a brick surround and dado height timber panelling.
Local climate
Weighbridge and Weighbridge Office at Coventry Canal Basin receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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