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Lock on Cromford Canal at SK442 515

A Grade II Listed Building in Ironville, Derbyshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0594 / 53°3'33"N

Longitude: -1.342 / 1°20'31"W

OS Eastings: 444195

OS Northings: 351555

OS Grid: SK441515

Mapcode National: GBR 7DT.9JG

Mapcode Global: WHDG9.CC6F

Plus Code: 9C5W3M55+Q5

Entry Name: Lock on Cromford Canal at SK442 515

Listing Date: 6 January 2004

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391065

English Heritage Legacy ID: 492796

ID on this website: 101391065

Location: Arthurs View, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, NG16

County: Derbyshire

District: Amber Valley

Civil Parish: Ironville

Built-Up Area: Jacksdale

Traditional County: Derbyshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Ironville Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Derby

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Description


IRONVILLE

1284/0/10015 Lock on Cromford Canal at SK442 515
06-JAN-04

GV II
Canal lock with adjacent dry dock. c 1793, altered late C20 and early C21. Forms part of the Cromford canal. Engineered by William Jessop and Benjamin Outram. Coursed squared sandstone with moulded dressings and copings. Narrow lock chamber aligned north-west to south-east, with indented housings for lock gates at either end, now removed. To the south-west a narrow dry dock channel, formerly accessed from the north-west end extends from the lock mouth parallel to the lock chamber. One of a short flight of 3 locks on the Jacksdale section of the Cromford Canal, and one of a small number of surviving locks on its eastern end. Forms a group with the lock at SK440 517 and the lock at SK 443 506

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