Church Lock 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 and bridge. 1 related planning application.

Church Lock and Accommodation Bridge

WRENN ID
burning-oriel-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 July 1986
Type
Canal lock and bridge
Address
Church Lock and Accommodation Bridge, Great Bedwyn, SN8 3LZ
OS grid reference
SU 278 641
Coordinates
51.37555, -1.60175
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Church Lock and accommodation bridge is a canal lock, numbered 64, on the Kennet and Avon Canal, built around 1799 under the direction of chief engineer John Rennie. The lock is constructed of brick with stone copings and features timber gates. The upper gates are equipped with ground paddles and there is an inset ladder in the lock. The lower gates have gear for gate paddles, and both sets of gates were restored in 1981. Below the lower gate is an accommodation bridge, which has bullnosed 330mm brick rings, a two-course string, and a parapet with flush round brick copings. The bridge is designed with a splayed plan.

Local climate

Church Lock 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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