Knolls Bridge (Canal Bridge Number 131) is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Canal bridge.

Knolls Bridge (Canal Bridge Number 131)

WRENN ID
lost-plaster-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 November 1984
Type
Canal bridge
Address
Knolls Bridge (Canal Bridge Number 131), Mollington
OS grid reference
SJ 394 692
Coordinates
53.21689, -2.90821
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Knolls Bridge, also known as canal bridge number 131, is a canal accommodation bridge built in 1793 by Thomas Telford for the Ellesmere Canal Company. The bridge is constructed of orange brick and features a flat horseshoe elliptical arch. Above the arch is a plain band that extends over short, curving wing walls, which terminate in raking plain pilasters. The bridge has a plain parapet, with some surviving chamfered stone coping. This structure represents the standard design for bridges on this canal. In the 20th century, repairs were made to the parapet.

Local climate

Knolls Bridge (Canal Bridge Number 131) receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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