The Turf Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1987. Ship canal lock. 1 related planning application.
The Turf Lock
- WRENN ID
- calm-merlon-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1987
- Type
- Ship canal lock
- Address
- The Turf Lock, Exminster
- OS grid reference
- SX 963 860
- Coordinates
- 50.66478, -3.46765
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Turf Lock is a ship canal lock located between the Exeter Canal and the Exe estuary. It was built in 1825 by James Green, who served as the Surveyor of Bridges and Buildings for Devon from 1818 to 1841. The lock features buttresses and walling made of grey limestone ashlar, along with a pair of timber lock gates. The construction of the lock presented several technical challenges. Notably, engineer Thomas Telford, who observed the work while it was in progress, remarked that he had never encountered such troublesome foundations and praised the methods used to address these difficulties. The Exeter Canal was extended south to Turf Reach at the time of the lock's construction. In the 20th century, repairs were made to the structure.
Local climate
The Turf Lock receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- 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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