Greenland Lock Including Gates, Bollards and Capstans is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1983. Lock.

Greenland Lock Including Gates, Bollards and Capstans

WRENN ID
ragged-stone-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 July 1983
Type
Lock
Address
Greenland Lock Including Gates, Bollards and Capstans, Surrey Docks
OS grid reference
TQ 366 792
Coordinates
51.4958, -0.03335
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Greenland Lock, including gates, bollards, and capstans, is a lock that was reconstructed for the third time between 1894 and 1904 by engineer Sir John Wolfe Barry. The lock is brick-lined and features granite kerbs along with iron bollards and capstans. The lock gates are operated by hydraulic rams that act directly on the gates, marking an early use of this technology in Britain. The machinery is preserved in its original location. Additionally, there is a raised lip at the edge of the granite lockside coping, which serves as a safety measure that was previously used in Liverpool. The hydraulic mechanisms were supplied in 1898 by Sir W.G. Armstrong, Mitchell and Co Ltd.

Local climate

Greenland Lock Including Gates, Bollards and Capstans 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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