Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Upper Lock Chamber
Llandrinio, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 29 December 1994
- Locality
- Burgedin Locks
- Town
- Burgedin
- Community
- Llandrinio
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72522, -3.10758
- Cadw reference
- 15412
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
History
Lock chamber. Built before 1797 for The Company of Proprietors of the Montgomeryshire Canal. Renovated c.1880.
Exterior
Engineering brick walls with heavy stone copings. Upper end has ground paddle and gate with segmental section in N wall of chamber. Similar segmental sections at lower end. Iron guard rail c.150 x 12mm extend along the narrowing of the upper pound and the headland between this and Guilsfield Canal arm. On NW bank, radial-arm paddle gear by Coalbrookdale Co. surrounded on 3 sides by heavy stone blocks. Probably designed by George Buck during engineering improvements to canal (1819-31). Iron shod timber gates removed at the time of inspection, August 1994.
Reason for designation
One of a number of original canal structures at Burgedin Lock on the Montgomeryshire canal forming a group of special historic interest.
Nearby in the register
- Operating GearTransportunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to E of Lengthsman's House at Burgedin LockDomesticunder 1 mi
- Canal outbuildings to E of Lengthsman's House at Burgedin LocksDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lengthsman's House at Burgedin LockDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.