Designed by Thomas Harnett Harrison, the pavilion is the oldest remaining at a first-class cricket ground[2][3] and was granted listed status in June 2023.

[4] The ground hosted its maiden first-class cricket match in 1881, a fixture between Lancashire and Cambridge University.

[5] The first Women's Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1973.

[3] Lancashire lost by 56 runs, and Gordon Greenidge scored 186 while opening the batting.

[16] It was also host to the Liverpool Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament (1881-1883).