Cross Base and Lock-Up is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1949. Cross and lock-up.
Cross Base and Lock-Up
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-truss-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1949
- Type
- Cross and lock-up
- Address
- Cross Base and Lock-Up, Delamere Street, Winsford
- OS grid reference
- SJ 637 661
- Coordinates
- 53.19144, -2.54333
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a cross base and lock-up, dating from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed from yellow sandstone ashlar. The structure features a square base that is elevated on nine steps, with a flat wall replacing the rear five steps. There is a central doorway, which is now blocked, leading to the lock-up that is incorporated within the base. At the top of the structure, there is a cross with a square shaft and slightly wedge-shaped arms and head.
Local climate
Cross Base and Lock-Up receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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