Grand Union Canal Little Braunston Dry Dock is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Dry dock.

Grand Union Canal Little Braunston Dry Dock

WRENN ID
former-stone-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Dry dock
OS grid reference
SP 544 659
Coordinates
52.28922, -1.20271
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grand Union Canal Little Braunston Dry Dock is a mid-19th century dry dock constructed of brick with a hipped slate roof. It features seven bays, with the entrance located in the right bay, which has a flat brick arch and a plank door. All windows are surrounded by flat arched brick, with the lower part boarded and the upper part featuring two glazing bars. A brick dentil cornice runs along the top. There is a boat entrance with a wooden lintel on the right side. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Grand Union Canal Little Braunston Dry Dock receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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