Small Lock, Lock Gates and Swing Bridge, Vale Royal Locks
SMALL LOCK, LOCK GATES AND SWING BRIDGE, VALE ROYAL LOCKS, WEAVER NAVIGATION
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139183
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Small Lock, Lock Gates and Swing Bridge, Vale Royal Locks
- Statutory Address:
- SMALL LOCK, LOCK GATES AND SWING BRIDGE, VALE ROYAL LOCKS, WEAVER NAVIGATION
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/07783/20
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1139183
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Small Lock, Lock Gates and Swing Bridge, Vale Royal Locks
- Statutory Address 1:
- SMALL LOCK, LOCK GATES AND SWING BRIDGE, VALE ROYAL LOCKS, WEAVER NAVIGATION
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SMALL LOCK, LOCK GATES AND SWING BRIDGE, VALE ROYAL LOCKS, WEAVER NAVIGATION
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Whitegate and Marton
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Davenham
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ6402070334
Details
The asset was previously listed twice also under List entry 1160603. This entry was removed from the List on 24th March 2016.
SJ 67 SW
6403 7033
1/119
WINSFORD FORMER U.D.
WEAVER NAVIGATION
Small lock, lock gates and swing bridge, Vale Royal Locks.
II
GV
Lock. c1860. Red sandstone ashlar with wooden lock gates and wood
and iron swing-bridge. Rectangular lock with two sets of two lock
gates and a swing-bridge. Red sandstone walls. The swing-bridge is
to the south of centre and has a platform of wooden planks with a
balustrade of steel beams. The lock gates have walkways to their tops
with tubular steel handrails. This was originally the large lock and
the present sluice the small lock before the alterations of c1890.
Listing NGR: SJ 64020 70334
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57403
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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