Leeds and Liverpool Canal Anchor Lock is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1989. Canal lock. 3 related planning applications.
Leeds and Liverpool Canal Anchor Lock
- WRENN ID
- floating-ember-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 1989
- Type
- Canal lock
- Address
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal Anchor Lock, Gargrave
- OS grid reference
- SD 925 541
- Coordinates
- 53.98374, -2.11541
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Anchor Lock on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, built around 1790, was designed by engineer Robert Whitworth. It is constructed of dressed stone and features retaining walls that are rebated for two sets of gates. The upper gates are now made of steel, while the lower gates are wooden.
Local climate
Leeds and Liverpool Canal Anchor Lock sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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 — 1 transaction since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- 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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