Footpath Guidepost at Junction of Pipers Lane Opposite the White House is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Guidepost.
Footpath Guidepost at Junction of Pipers Lane Opposite the White House
- WRENN ID
- over-chamber-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1985
- Type
- Guidepost
- Address
- Footpath Guidepost at Junction of Pipers Lane Opposite the White House, Puddington Lane
- OS grid reference
- SJ 328 734
- Coordinates
- 53.25391, -3.00866
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The footpath guidepost at the junction of Pipers Lane, opposite the White House, dates from the late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and features a slightly tapering, octagonal shaft that stands on a plinth. The shaft is inscribed with plain raised letters that read "WIRRAL FOOTPATHS ETC. PRESERVATION SOCIETY BY PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL." At the top, there is a moulded cap and a ball finial, along with a single repaired finger plate that has nicked corners. This finger plate bears the inscription "PUBLIC FOOTPATH" in raised plain letters, with "To Chester - Parkgate Road" painted below.
Local climate
Footpath Guidepost at Junction of Pipers Lane Opposite the White House receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2017
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