Market Cross at Junction of Allport Lane is a Grade II* listed building in the Wirral local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 December 1962. Market cross.

Market Cross at Junction of Allport Lane

WRENN ID
other-courtyard-rye
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wirral
Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough MP: Justin Madders (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 December 1962
Type
Market cross
Address
Market Cross at Junction of Allport Lane, the Rake
OS grid reference
SJ 349 821
Coordinates
53.33214, -2.97767
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The market cross, located at the junction of Allport Lane, dates from 1278 or later, with its upper part added in 1874 by Sir Gilbert Scott. It is constructed from stone and features seven square steps leading up to an octagonal base. The shaft is chamfered and capped, supporting a canopy that rests on squat quatrefoil piers adorned with foliate caps, angel corbels, and crocketed gables. At the top, there is a cross on an octagonal plinth. A plaque on the east side notes the restoration of the structure.

Local climate

Market Cross at Junction of Allport Lane sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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