Canal lock and footbridge on the Foss Dyke Navigation, built in the 19th century. Constructed of ashlar stone, wood and cast iron. Designed as a rectangular lock chamber with double gates at either end, and a footbridge at the western end, nearest the road. This lock controls the outfall to the Trent. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}{2} The present lock was probably built in either the late 18th or early 19th century. The lock has gently battered walls of squared stone rubble and a floor of wooden boards. At each end are two pairs of double-leaf timber gates, the inner ones of which were both renewed in 1996. {3}