Former Fish Market is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1974. Market canopy. 4 related planning applications.

Former Fish Market

WRENN ID
vacant-hammer-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 1974
Type
Market canopy
Address
Former Fish Market, Old Market Place, WA1 1QB
OS grid reference
SJ 605 882
Coordinates
53.38966, -2.5944
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Former Fish Market is a Grade II listed building made of cast iron, dating from the 19th century. It has a rectangular plan aligned north-south and features an open-sided canopy supported by six iron columns on both the east and west sides. These columns are connected by segmental arches adorned with ornamented spandrels. The eight columns on the southern side have foliated capitals, while the two northern columns are square and substantial, showcasing lion’s head, fruit, and foliage motifs within recessed panels. The gable ends to the north and south each include glazed roundels.

Inside, the space is entirely open and features a gabled roof supported by iron struts. Six large octagonal lanterns hang from the ceiling in staggered bays.

Local climate

Former Fish Market 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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