Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Wightwick Lock and Bridge No 57 is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1992. Lock, bridge. 3 related planning applications.

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Wightwick Lock and Bridge No 57

WRENN ID
rooted-threshold-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West MP: Warinder Juss (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 March 1992
Type
Lock, bridge
Address
Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Wightwick Lock and Bridge No 57, City of Wolverhampton
OS grid reference
SO 872 983
Coordinates
52.58301, -2.18952
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wightwick Lock and Bridge No 57 is a lock with an accompanying bridge located on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in Wolverhampton, built around 1770 by engineers Brindley, Simcock, and Dadford. The structure is made of brick with stone dressings. The bridge features a segmental arch with ashlar jambs, a hood, and coping. An oval plate on the bridge is inscribed with the words "WIGHTWICK/NO 57/BRIDGE." The lock itself has a single upper gate and double lower gates, with an overflow to the south. This lock is notable as one of James Brindley's first locks.

Local climate

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Wightwick Lock and Bridge No 57 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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 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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