South Lock, Hydraulic Capstans and Mooring Posts is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Infrastructure. 1 related planning application.

South Lock, Hydraulic Capstans and Mooring Posts

WRENN ID
haunted-rafter-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Infrastructure
Address
South Lock, Hydraulic Capstans and Mooring Posts, South Docks, SE16 7SZ
OS grid reference
TQ 366 790
Coordinates
51.4941, -0.03275
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

South Lock, hydraulic capstans and mooring posts were built in 1855. The structure features a granite pavement with the mouth lined with ashlar blocks. On the north side of the lock, there are two hydraulic capstans, each located at the mouth of the lock, accompanied by a mooring post next to each. The south side of the lock does not have any capstans but includes three mooring posts. The lock gates have been removed, as well as the swing bridge, which has been relocated to the cutting on the north side of Greenland Lock, leading to the former Norway Dock.

Local climate

South Lock, Hydraulic Capstans and Mooring Posts sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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