Sandiacre Lock Cottage

In September 1964, Long Eaton Urban District Council served a Demolition Order on the British Waterways Board regarding the former Sandiacre lock cottages and toll house. In December 1964, the British Waterways Board was granted Planning Permission to replace the cottages with a bungalow. The bungalow was built behind the lock cottages.

After learning that it was planned to demolish the last lock cottages on the canal, i.e.Sandiacre lock cottages and toll house, the ECP&DA committee investigated the possibility of obtaining a lease to use the cottages as Headquarters and a base for operations.

Early efforts to save the cottages and tollhouse met with little success. A planning application was refused, so an appeal was lodged. A letter was written and due to the intervention in 1969 by Sir Frank Price, Chairman of British Waterways Board,  the ECP&DA was granted permission to use the Sandiacre cottages and toll house as their meeting rooms for one year.

In May 1986 the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest was revised to include the lock chamber and bridge on the Erewash Canal and the cottages and toll house. They are now designated as Grade 11 listed buildings.

In March 1991 the ECP&DA was granted Planning Permission to use the Sandiacre cottages and tollhouse as their meeting rooms on a permanent basis.

A Canal & River Trust Heritage Assessment was carried out in 2016 and made the recommendation that the cottages retained their Grade 11 listed status and were a rare example with a very high heritage status.

Having leased the Sandiacre Lock Cottages since 1969, ECP&DA purchased the buildings from Canal & River Trust in December 2017.