Lock Cottage Adjacent to Barge Lock No 2 is a Grade II listed building in the Worcester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 December 1987. Lock cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Lock Cottage Adjacent to Barge Lock No 2

WRENN ID
riven-parapet-marsh
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester MP: Tom Collins (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 December 1987
Type
Lock cottage
Address
Lock Cottage Adjacent to Barge Lock No 2, WR5 3DA
OS grid reference
SO 849 538
Coordinates
52.18302, -2.22142
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lock Cottage, located next to Barge Lock No. 2, is a lock cottage that likely dates from around 1815, with some alterations made in the late 19th century. The building is constructed of whitewashed brick and features a Welsh slate roof with brick end stacks. It is two stories high and has a two-window range of sash windows with glazing bars. There is a doorway positioned to the center right, which includes a doorcase and a flat hood. The roof ridge is higher on the left side. To the right, there is a one-story extension that has a similar doorway at the front and a bay window at the right end. This cottage is part of a group with Barge Lock No. 1 and Barge Lock No. 2, which are also located at Diglis Dock Basin near the River Severn.

Local climate

Lock Cottage Adjacent to Barge Lock No 2 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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