2012

TQ1379 : Norwood Lock 91

taken 12 years ago, near to Norwood Green, Ealing, England

Norwood Lock 91
Norwood Lock 91
The lower of the two Norwood locks seen from the Top Lock.
Norwood Locks

A pair of wide locks on the Grand Union Canal in London.

The upper lock is Grade II listed LinkExternal link and retains its 1855 lock chamber.

Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Suburb, Urban fringe Canals Canal: Lock Grand Union
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Norwood Top Lock [32] · Lock 91 [10] · Lower [5] ·
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TQ1379, 199 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 9 January, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 16 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 139 795 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.1882N 0:21.5789W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 137 793
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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