Guyers Bridge and Lock at Su 455669 is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Bridge. 3 related planning applications.
Guyers Bridge and Lock at Su 455669
- WRENN ID
- rooted-tallow-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1983
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Guyers Bridge and Lock at Su 455669, Speen
- OS grid reference
- SU 455 669
- Coordinates
- 51.39946, -1.34715
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Guyers Bridge and Lock is an accommodation bridge and integral lock located on the Kennet & Avon Canal. It was built in the late 18th century, with some alterations made in the 20th century. The bridge follows John Rennie's standard design and features a brick structure with a single elliptical arch, a band, a solid parapet, and piers, all topped with brick and stone coping. The lock has brick walls on the west side and a brick chamber with brick coping. It includes two sets of double wooden gates, with the top gates equipped with mechanical gate paddle gearing and the bottom gates featuring hydraulic gate paddle gearing. The Kennet & Avon Canal was constructed between 1794 and 1810, with John Rennie serving as the principal engineer.
Local climate
Guyers Bridge and Lock at Su 455669 receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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