Middle Lock of Three, Smethwick Locks (Approximately 140 Metres West of Bridge Street) Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level is a Grade II listed building in the Sandwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Canal lock.

Middle Lock of Three, Smethwick Locks (Approximately 140 Metres West of Bridge Street) Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level

WRENN ID
under-bailey-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Smethwick MP: Gurinder Singh Josan (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Canal lock
OS grid reference
SP 025 890
Coordinates
52.49926, -1.96389
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The middle lock of three at Smethwick Locks, located approximately 140 meters west of Bridge Street on the Birmingham Canal, dates from around 1790. This lock was constructed when the original Smethwick summit level, established in 1769, was lowered to match the Wolverhampton pound. It is built of brick with sandstone kerbstones, some of which have been replaced by concrete. At the upper end, there is cast-iron sluice gear, and the lock features single gates. The locks were bypassed following the completion of the Smethwick cutting on the Birmingham level in 1829.

Local climate

Middle Lock of Three, Smethwick Locks (Approximately 140 Metres West of Bridge Street) Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Bottom Lock of Three, Smethwick Locks Immediately West of Bridge Street Birmingham Canal Woverhampton Level Grade II 134 m
  2. Engine Arm Aqueduct, Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level Grade II* 228 m
  3. Retaining Wall to Former Corporation Yard Grade II 268 m
  4. Toll House Grade II 657 m
  5. Smethwick Technical School Grade II 687 m
  6. Church of Holy Trinity Grade II 707 m
  7. Soho Foundry Former Boulton and Watt Foundry Pattern Stores and Erecting Shops Grade II* 880 m
  8. Council House Grade II 955 m
  9. War Memorial, Victoria Park Grade II 995 m
  10. Summit Bridge Grade II* 1.0 km