Newbury Lock is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 1990. Lock. 3 related planning applications.
Newbury Lock
- WRENN ID
- second-pewter-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 1990
- Type
- Lock
- OS grid reference
- SU 470 671
- Coordinates
- 51.40148, -1.32534
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Newbury Lock is a lock built in 1796, with alterations made in the 20th century. It features a brick chamber topped with stone coping. The lock has two sets of double wooden gates; the top gates are equipped with mechanical gate paddle gearing, while the bottom gates utilize hydraulic gate paddle gearing. Additionally, the top gates are assisted by lever-operated ground paddle gearing, with a single lever on each side of the chamber. This lock is reputed to be the only one in Southern England that has this type of paddle gear. The Kennet Navigation was established by 1724 and was acquired by the Kennet & Avon Canal Company in 1812, with John Hore serving as the engineer for the Navigation and John Rennie as the engineer for the Canal.
Local climate
Newbury Lock 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
- Flood risk assessment
- 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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