Staircase and Exedra in Jubilee Park is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1987. Monument. 3 related planning applications.
Staircase and Exedra in Jubilee Park
- WRENN ID
- slow-steeple-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rochdale
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North MP: Mrs Elsie Blundell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Staircase and Exedra in Jubilee Park, Long Street, M24 6DU
- OS grid reference
- SD 871 063
- Coordinates
- 53.55325, -2.19547
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The staircase and exedra in Jubilee Park is a monumental structure built in 1906 by Edgar Wood. Made of sandstone, it features 21 steps that lead up to a semi-circular enclosure, which once housed a central fountain. This area includes seats and an inscription that reads: "Who works not for his fellows his thoughts grow poor and dwindle and his heart grudges each beat as misers a dole." The surrounding walls are designed with U-shaped cut-outs. The quality of materials, planning, design, and craftsmanship is of the highest standard. The steps lead up to the church and are aligned with the tower, enhancing the dramatic view from Long Street to the church situated on the hill.
Local climate
Staircase and Exedra in Jubilee Park sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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