Listed Building record MDR24705 - Potters Lock, Off Heathfield Avenue, Ilkeston

Potters Lock, off Heathfield Avenue, Ilkeston, built in 1779. From the National Heritage List for England: '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.' (1)