Lock-Up is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. A C17 Lock-up.
Lock-Up
- WRENN ID
- hidden-lead-lichen
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1968
- Type
- Lock-up
- Address
- Lock-Up, Gay Street, Mells
- OS grid reference
- ST 726 489
- Coordinates
- 51.23935, -2.3937
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The lock-up, dating from the 17th century, is a small rectangular structure built from Doulting rubble with dressed quoins. It features a pyramidal stone tile roof topped with a circular stone capping. The front has a central pointed arch door opening set in a block surround, which is fitted with a studded vertical plank door that has an iron surround and strap hinges. There is also a small square peephole with a hinged iron barred grille. Inside, there is a second door of a similar style. This lock-up is noted for being an unusually complete survival of its kind.
Local climate
Lock-Up receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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