Lymm Cross is a Grade I listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1950. A C17 Cross.
Lymm Cross
- WRENN ID
- tangled-chalk-peregrine
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1950
- Type
- Cross
- Address
- Lymm Cross, the Cross
- OS grid reference
- SJ 683 872
- Coordinates
- 53.3811, -2.47746
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Lymm Cross is a Grade I listed structure, primarily dating from the early to mid 17th century, with restoration completed in 1897. It is made of sandstone and is situated on an artificially stepped natural outcrop of red sandstone, featuring buff masonry. The cross itself stands on a square base that consists of five steps with coved treads. Surrounding the cross is a pavilion constructed of red sandstone, which has square corner pillars with roughly moulded bases and bell capitals. These pillars support a stone roof that features a pedimented gable on each face, topped with ball finials. At the top of the cross is a tapered extension, likely from the 17th century, which holds a stone ball and an ornate weathervane. Additionally, on the east, south, and west gables, there are bronze sundials from 1897 inscribed with the phrases "We are a Shadow; Save Time; Think of the Last."
Local climate
Lymm Cross sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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