Shropshire Union Canal Allman's Bridge is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Bridge. 3 related planning applications.
Shropshire Union Canal Allman's Bridge
- WRENN ID
- over-storey-ivory
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- Shropshire Union Canal Allman's Bridge, Whixall
- OS grid reference
- SJ 491 349
- Coordinates
- 52.90912, -2.75806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Allman's Bridge is a canal lift bridge located on the Edstaston Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal in Whixall, Shropshire. It was probably built between 1800 and 1806 and features a wooden bascule design that operates using a counterweight and chain system. The Prees branch was initially intended to extend to Prees Higher Heath but was only completed as far as Quina Brook by 1806, where it was decided to terminate the project. The Ellesmere Canal Company merged with the Chester Canal Company in 1813 and became part of the Shropshire Union Canal in 1846.
Local climate
Shropshire Union Canal Allman's Bridge receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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