The Steppes is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. A C18 House.

The Steppes

WRENN ID
steep-doorway-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 March 1986
Type
House
Address
The Steppes, Castle Frome
OS grid reference
SO 679 465
Coordinates
52.11628, -2.4688
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Steppes is a house dating from the 18th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It features a timber-framed structure with painted brick infill and a sandstone plinth, topped by a tiled roof. The building consists of two framed bays that are aligned east to west, with the north front facing the road and the entrance located on the south side. There is a stack on the west gable end. The house is a single storey with an attic, and the north front includes two 2-light casement windows and one single-light casement window, along with two gabled dormers on the south front. The framing displays three square panels from the sill to the wall-plate, which appears to be fairly complete.

Local climate

The Steppes receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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