Birmingham Canal Lock No 12 is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1992. Canal lock. 2 related planning applications.

Birmingham Canal Lock No 12

WRENN ID
bitter-solder-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton North East MP: Sureena Brackenridge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 March 1992
Type
Canal lock
Address
Birmingham Canal Lock No 12, City of Wolverhampton
OS grid reference
SJ 915 002
Coordinates
52.60009, -2.12645
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Birmingham Canal Lock No 12 is a canal lock built around 1770 by engineers Brindley, Whitworth, and Simcock. It is constructed of brick with some stone coping and features double lower gates and a single upper gate. This lock is part of a flight of 21 locks on the Birmingham Canal at the Wolverhampton level.

Local climate

Birmingham Canal Lock No 12 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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