River Trent Navigation, Stop Lock,west Side of Tamworth Road Bridge,sawley
RIVER TRENT NAVIGATION, STOP LOCK,WEST SIDE OF TAMWORTH ROAD BRIDGE,SAWLEY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268447
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jun-1996
- List Entry Name:
- River Trent Navigation, Stop Lock,west Side of Tamworth Road Bridge,sawley
- Statutory Address:
- RIVER TRENT NAVIGATION, STOP LOCK,WEST SIDE OF TAMWORTH ROAD BRIDGE,SAWLEY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268447
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jun-1996
- List Entry Name:
- River Trent Navigation, Stop Lock,west Side of Tamworth Road Bridge,sawley
- Statutory Address 1:
- RIVER TRENT NAVIGATION, STOP LOCK,WEST SIDE OF TAMWORTH ROAD BRIDGE,SAWLEY
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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:
- RIVER TRENT NAVIGATION, STOP LOCK,WEST SIDE OF TAMWORTH ROAD BRIDGE,SAWLEY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lockington-Hemington
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 47074 30950
Details
SK47083095 LOCKINGTON HEMINGTON RIVERTRENT NAVIGATION
1/10008 Stop Lock, west side of
Tamworth Road Bridge,
Sawley
II
Stop Lock on River Trent. Late C.18. Possibly Jessop (engineer). Dressed stone. Chamfered :1shlar low sided chamber and coping, with chamber walls sloping down from gates to lower level at centre.: of lock. Ashlar wing walls and coping. Pairs of top and bottom gates with rack and pinion gate paddles and wood balance beams. Later concreted lower quadrant with blue engineering heel grips only evident alteration. A stop lock was used to control "Hater flows, minimising water loss at times of low river levels; this is :1n unusual design and well preserved example. Bridge not included.
Listing NGR: SK4707430950
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 461796
- 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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