The Steps is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1985. House.
The Steps
- WRENN ID
- tired-rubblework-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Redditch MP: Chris Bloore (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Steps, Main Street, South Lenches
- OS grid reference
- SP 025 512
- Coordinates
- 52.15964, -1.96469
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Steps is a house dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and the 20th century. It features a timber frame with painted brick and rendered infill, topped by a tiled roof. The building consists of two framed bays that are aligned east to west, with an extended brick chimney stack on the west gable. It has one storey with an attic that is illuminated by two gabled dormers. There are three windows: two are 2-light casements, and the central window is a single light. The entrance is located to the left of the center and is approached by stone steps. The framing on the east gable includes three square panels with straight tension braces. The gable truss has three struts supporting the collar, with V-struts in the apex.
Local climate
The Steps receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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