County Court is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 1975. Court. 1 related planning application.

County Court

WRENN ID
carved-wall-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 April 1975
Type
Court
Address
County Court, Palmyra Square, WA1 1JP
OS grid reference
SJ 602 879
Coordinates
53.38716, -2.59885
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The County Court, located at the corner of Winmarleigh Street, was built in 1897 by Henry Turner of London. It is constructed of red brick with terracotta dressings and features two high storeys. The design includes tall gables and octagonal turrets, with windows that have cusped lights, mullions, and transoms, as well as an oriel and ogee-shaped hood moulds. This building is part of a group of listed buildings in Palmyra Square, which includes Nos 9 to 21 (odd), the Museum and Art Gallery on Bold Street, No 10 on Egypt Street, Nos 3 to 13 (odd) on Springfield Street, and Nos 13 and 15 on Suez Street.

Local climate

County Court sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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