Steps, 2 Pairs of Urns and Flanking Ice Houses Approximately 150m South of the Lawns is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. Steps and ice houses.

Steps, 2 Pairs of Urns and Flanking Ice Houses Approximately 150m South of the Lawns

WRENN ID
slow-jamb-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 1986
Type
Steps and ice houses
OS grid reference
SK 177 222
Coordinates
52.79739, -1.73829
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure consists of steps, two pairs of urns, and flanking ice houses, dating from around 1900. The urns, possibly made of concrete, are positioned at either end of an avenue, which features steps at the south end and in the center, extending approximately 50 meters in total. The urns are adorned with crests, gadrooning at the lid and base, a festooned central frieze, and a beaded foot. The ice houses, which were partially demolished at the time of the resurvey in November 1984, are located on either side of the avenue, both vaulted in brick. This group is part of a larger man-made landscape associated with The Lawns, an Edwardian mansion built for the Bass family, who were brewers in Burton-on-Trent.

Local climate

Steps, 2 Pairs of Urns and Flanking Ice Houses Approximately 150m South of the Lawns receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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