Tidestone at SJ 51537 77891 is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 2025. Monument.

Tidestone at SJ 51537 77891

WRENN ID
outer-gravel-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 January 2025
Type
Monument
Address
Tidestone at SJ 51537 77891, To the Rear of the Former Old Hall Hotel, Main Street, Frodsham, WA6 7AB
OS grid reference
SJ 515 778
Coordinates
53.29576, -2.72856
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Tidestone is a mid to late 19th century sandstone pillar, built to mark the limit of an extreme high tide that occurred in 1862. Made from red sandstone, the pillar is shaped like a headstone and stands about 50 centimeters above the ground, with its base buried underground. It has a rectangular section with a rounded top. The front of the stone faces southeast and features an ashlar surface that is inscribed in a serif font, reading: THE TIDE / CAME TO / THIS STONE / JANUARY / 20, 1862. The rear and sides of the stone are blank, and the rear edges are rounded.

Local climate

Tidestone at SJ 51537 77891 receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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