Lymm Cross, in the village of Lymm, Cheshire is a Grade I listed structureStructure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. dating from the early to the mid-17th century and restored in 1897,^[1] to commemorate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee that year. The original purpose of the cross is unknown; although it resembles a market cross in a market square, there is no evidence that there was ever a market in Lymm.^[2]

The cross is constructed of sandstone, and stands on a natural outcrop of red sandstone which has been artificially stepped. The shaft of the cross sits within a square pavilion of red sandstone, with square corner pillars. The stone roof has pedimentedLow-pitched gable above a portico or façade. gables to each face and ball finialsDecoration marking the top end of some architectural element such as a gable, newel post or fence post.. An extension above the cross features a stone ball, above which is an ornate weather vane. Bronze sundials on the east, south and west gables, added in 1897, carry the inscriptions “We are a Shadow”, “Save Time” and “Think of the Last”.^[1]

The stocksDevice used to publicly humiliate those found guilty of minor offences. adjacent to the cross on its west side are separately Grade II listed.^[3]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in CheshireGrade I listed buildings in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, split into the four unitary authorities making up the county.