Lock Keepers Cottage at King's Sutton Lock Oxford Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1988. Cottage.
Lock Keepers Cottage at King's Sutton Lock Oxford Canal
- WRENN ID
- other-ember-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 May 1988
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Lock Keepers Cottage at King's Sutton Lock Oxford Canal, Adderbury
- OS grid reference
- SP 490 364
- Coordinates
- 52.02452, -1.28669
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lock-keeper's cottage at King's Sutton Lock is a late 18th-century building. It is constructed of coursed squared marlstone with ashlar dressings and features brick in Flemish bond. The roof is made of Welsh slate and has brick gable stacks. The cottage has a two-unit plan with a rear outshut and stands two storeys tall. The symmetrical front has three windows, with a central doorway located below a blind window. The outer bays contain 2-light small-pane casements, and all openings have projecting keyblocks, with the lower blocks connected to an ashlar storeyband. The left side and rear of the cottage are brick. The interior has not been inspected. This cottage forms a close group with King's Sutton Lock, the nearby bridge, and another canal building.
Local climate
Lock Keepers Cottage at King's Sutton 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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