Former Lockup, About 50 Yards South West of Swan Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Lock-up.
Former Lockup, About 50 Yards South West of Swan Inn
- WRENN ID
- winding-glass-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fenland
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1983
- Type
- Lock-up
- OS grid reference
- TF 369 084
- Coordinates
- 52.65609, 0.02396
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former lock-up, located about 50 yards south-west of the Swan Inn, was built in 1816, as indicated by the stone plaque on the north gable end. The building features a roof topped with a clock turret, which was added to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. Originally a lock-up, it was later converted into a fire engine house. The structure is made of local brick and has a slate roof with gable end parapets. The east wall displays a blind arcade consisting of three round-headed arches, while the north gable end has double doors for fire engine access. The wooden clock turret has a steeply pitched hipped roof, and instead of numerals, the clock face features the letters "SIXTY YEARS" and "V.R."
Local climate
Former Lockup, About 50 Yards South West of Swan Inn sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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