Old Font Approximately 1 Metre South East of Church of St Cuthbert is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1988. Font.

Old Font Approximately 1 Metre South East of Church of St Cuthbert

WRENN ID
stubborn-buttress-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Lancashire
Constituency
West Lancashire MP: Ashley Dalton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 August 1988
Type
Font
OS grid reference
SD 370 102
Coordinates
53.58525, -2.95237
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The old font, located approximately 1 metre southeast of the Church of St Cuthbert, dates from the early to mid-19th century. It is made of sandstone and has an octagonal shape. The narrow stem features sides adorned with blind tracery decoration. Each side of the bowl is designed with two square foiled panels that contain a central shield.

Local climate

Old Font Approximately 1 Metre South East of Church of St Cuthbert sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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