Chester High Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1955. Cross. 1 related planning application.
Chester High Cross
- WRENN ID
- odd-alcove-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1955
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Chester High Cross, Eastgate Street and Row
- OS grid reference
- SJ 405 662
- Coordinates
- 53.1903, -2.89164
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Chester High Cross is a cross with origins dating back to the 14th century, though much of it is modern. It is made of red sandstone and features a hexagonal crown set on three steps, a plinth, and a shaft, all of which are octagonal. The steps, plinth, and shaft are modern, while the crown is from the 14th century, and the moulded base of the shaft is likely medieval. The crown is significantly weathered and topped with a more recent tapered finial that has a ball on top. Each side of the crown originally had a niche, but two of these have weathered away and once held statues. The cross was likely demolished after Chester surrendered to the Parliamentarians in 1646. Fragments of it were discovered in the early 19th century and were placed near the Newgate in 1949, with the cross being restored to its original location in 1975.
Local climate
Chester High Cross 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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