Crofton Crossing Lock No 61 and Accommodation Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1986. Canal lock. 1 related planning application.

Crofton Crossing Lock No 61 and Accommodation Bridge

WRENN ID
hallowed-chancel-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 July 1986
Type
Canal lock
Address
Crofton Crossing Lock No 61 and Accommodation Bridge, Grafton, SN8 3DW
OS grid reference
SU 264 624
Coordinates
51.36078, -1.62203
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Crofton Crossing Lock No 61 and the accommodation bridge are located on the Kennet and Avon Canal and were built between 1799 and 1810, designed by Chief Engineer John Rennie. The lock is constructed from brick with stone copings and features timber gates. The upper gates include ground paddles and an inset ladder, while the lower gates are equipped with gear for gate paddles. Both sets of gates were restored in 1975. Below the lower gate is an accommodation bridge, which has a bullnosed 330 mm brick ring that integrates into the lock wall. The bridge has a two-course string and parapet with a flush round brick coping, and it is splayed in plan. This site is part of an important group of industrial and utilitarian monuments that hold special interest.

Local climate

Crofton Crossing Lock No 61 and Accommodation Bridge receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 6 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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