Rochdale Canal Lock Number 2 at West End of Old Causeway, Sowerby Bridge, Sowerby Bridge
Description: Rochdale Canal Lock Number 2 at West End of Old Causeway, Sowerby Bridge
Grade: II
Date Listed: 19 July 1988
English Heritage Building ID: 339303
OS Grid Reference: SE0628823655
OS Grid Coordinates: 406288, 423655
Latitude/Longitude: 53.7093, -1.9062
Location: Old Cawsey, Halifax, Calderdale HX6 2AE
Locality: Sowerby Bridge
Local Authority: Calderdale
County: West Yorkshire
Country: England
Postcode: HX6 2AE
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Listing Text
SOWERBY BRIDGE ROCHDALE CANAL
SE 0623-0723
Sowerby Bridge
13/176 Lock No 2 at west end of
Old Causeway
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GV II
Canal lock. c1798. For the Rochdale Canal Company. Large blocks of coursed
squared stone, the quoins and upper course with drafted margins. Some wood lining
of the base visible at resurvey. Upper (north-west) end has shelf, recess on either
side for lock gates (removed), and iron buffers attached to the top of the round-
cornered entrance walls. In each lock gate recess is a culvert entrance. At lower
end of lock are the recesses for lock gates (removed) and, slightly higher up,
another set of recesses for a second pair of gates. For information on canal
construction and the double-gate lock system see under Lock No 1.
Listing NGR: SE0628823655
Source: English Heritage
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