Shelter, first in series of five ranging east-west round south end of Marine Lake is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 July 1999. Shelter.

Shelter, first in series of five ranging east-west round south end of Marine Lake

WRENN ID
winter-pillar-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sefton
Constituency
Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 July 1999
Type
Shelter
Address
Shelter, first in series of five ranging east-west round south end of Marine Lake, Promenade
OS grid reference
SD 332 173
Coordinates
53.64831, -3.01178
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This shelter, likely built around 1913, is the first in a series of five that run east-west around the south end of Marine Lake in Southport. It was manufactured by David King & Son in Glasgow and supplied by William Robson, an ironmonger in Southport. The structure is made of cast iron and glass, featuring a lead-clad roof.

The shelter has an H-plan design under a rectangular roof and is a single storey. It includes cast-iron columns with crocket capitals and elaborate foliated brackets supporting the roof. The dado consists of solid panels adorned with Art Nouveau motifs, while the glazed screens have iron glazing bars radiating in the overlights. The roof is swept, and there are wooden slatted benches in the side and end bays. Lettered plates displaying the maker's and supplier's names are attached to the side panels.

These shelters on the Promenade are recognized as a group for their collective significance.

Local climate

Shelter, first in series of five ranging east-west round south end of Marine Lake 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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