Rochdale Canal Lock Number 49 (Moss Upper Lock) (East of Rochdale Road) Rochdale, England
Listed Building Data
Rochdale Canal Lock Number 49 (Moss Upper Lock) (East of Rochdale Road) has been designated a Grade II listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.
- List Entry ID
- 1038316
- Listing Type
- listed building
- Grade
- II
- Date Listed
- 12 February 1985
- Name
- ROCHDALE CANAL LOCK NUMBER 49 (MOSS UPPER LOCK) (EAST OF ROCHDALE ROAD)
- Location
- ROCHDALE CANAL LOCK NUMBER 49 (MOSS UPPER LOCK) (EAST OF ROCHDALE ROAD), OLDHAM ROAD
- District
- Rochdale
- Grid Reference
- SD 90547 12421
- Easting
- 390547.0000
- Northing
- 412421.0000
Listed Building Description
Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.
SD 91 SW ROCHDALE ROCHDALE CANAL SD 90601243
7/92 Lock No. 49 (Moss Upper Lock) (East of Oldham Road) G.V. II
Lock. Between 1794 and 1804. William Jessop, engineer. Dressed stone. Lock was designed to accommodate two sets of lower gates (ie for two lengths of a boat); the recesses remain but only the lower gates were ever fitted. The mouth of the lock is grooved for stop planks and winding gear remains on one side. The head of the retainin walls has a rounded arris and the stonework between the lower two gates has finely worked margins. The gates are completely overhauled.
Listing NGR: SD9054712421
