Grant's Lock, Oxford Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. Lock. 2 related planning applications.
Grant's Lock, Oxford Canal
- WRENN ID
- kindled-nave-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1985
- Type
- Lock
- Address
- Grant's Lock, Oxford Canal, Banbury, OX17 3JW
- OS grid reference
- SP 480 382
- Coordinates
- 52.04062, -1.3008
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Grant's Lock on the Oxford Canal is a lock structure that likely dates back to the 18th century. It features brick walls and coping, constructed in English bond brickwork. Concrete steps are located on either side of the lock.
Local climate
Grant's Lock, Oxford Canal sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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