Walsall Junction Canal Southern Lock Walsall Locks is a Grade II listed building in the Walsall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1986. Lock.

Walsall Junction Canal Southern Lock Walsall Locks

WRENN ID
dim-postern-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich MP: Valerie Vaz (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1986
Type
Lock
Address
Walsall Junction Canal Southern Lock Walsall Locks, Wolverhampton Street
OS grid reference
SP 005 986
Coordinates
52.58574, -1.99297
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Southern Lock on the Walsall Junction Canal was built in 1841 to connect the Walsall Canal with the Birchills Branch of the Wyreley Canal. It is constructed of brick and features some sandstone kerbstones in the lock chamber. The lock has single gates and cast iron sluice gear. This lock is part of a flight of eight locks.

Local climate

Walsall Junction Canal Southern Lock Walsall Locks receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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