Sea Lock and Basin
SEA LOCK AND BASIN, LOCKSWAY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333170
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Sea Lock and Basin
- Statutory Address:
- SEA LOCK AND BASIN, LOCKSWAY ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/00234/11
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1333170
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Sea Lock and Basin
- Statutory Address 1:
- SEA LOCK AND BASIN, LOCKSWAY ROAD
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:
- SEA LOCK AND BASIN, LOCKSWAY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 67842 99912
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SZ69NE LOCKSWAY ROAD, Milton 774-1/6/56 Sea Lock and Basin
II
Sea lock and basin. 1823. Probably by Josias Jessop. Red brick in English bond. Roach bed Portland stone dressings. North and south walls have 2 narrow recessed panels at east and west ends, which housed gates and posts. Gates and posts missing except for part of the original oak posts at west end. The upper iron post holding straps are set in the stone coping. West end has curved wall on each side at entrance to basin. Stone rusticated quoins and deep coping stones at ground level. Areas of coping are missing. East projection into Langston Harbour is foreshortened with brickwork rakes down at ends, late C20. Later cranked iron bridge at west end of lock. Sides of basin recently partially restored. This is the only surviving section of the Portsea Canal which was part of the Portsmouth and Arundel canal. (Vine PAL: London's Lost route to the Sea: David & Charles N. Abbot: 1956-1973: 58-65).
Listing NGR: SU6610802158
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474849
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Vine, PAL, Londons Lost Route to the Sea, (1986), 58-65
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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