Description

PARISH OF ILKESTON OFF HEATHFIELD AVENUE
SK 44 SE
3/39 (North Side)
Potter's Lock
GV II

Lock chamber and leat. 1779 by John Varley, engineer, with
later repairs. Gritstone and red brick, partly rebuilt in
engineering brick and concrete. Timber and iron gates. The
chamber has been little rebuilt, brick and gritstone side walls
with gritstone copings. Iron steps on either side. Pair of
wooden gates at either end have iron reinforced balance beams
and tubular iron handrails across the top. Paddle mechanism
operated by a rack and pinion. To the side of each gate is a
concrete semi-circular with foot grips. The leat runs to the
south of the lock.

Listing NGR: SK4757841717

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26569783

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  For the Record