St Osyth's Priory ornamental steps flanked by urns in courtyard approximately 100 meters north of gatehouse is a Grade II listed building in the Tendring local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1986. Steps.

St Osyth's Priory ornamental steps flanked by urns in courtyard approximately 100 meters north of gatehouse

WRENN ID
shadowed-plaster-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tendring
Constituency
Clacton MP: Nigel Farage (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 July 1986
Type
Steps
Address
St Osyth's Priory ornamental steps flanked by urns in courtyard approximately 100 meters north of gatehouse, CO16 8NZ
OS grid reference
TM 121 157
Coordinates
51.79993, 1.07483
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Ornamental steps flanked by urns are located approximately 100 meters north of the gatehouse at St Osyth's Priory. These steps date from the 18th or 19th century and are constructed of stone and plaster.

The flight consists of three steps that rise up a slight bank and are bordered by low concave walls. These walls have low plinth terminals to the south, which are topped by ball finials. On either side of the top step, there are bulbous urns featuring eight foliate side panels. Each urn is topped with a moulded lid that has knobs and is supported by moulded stems on square plinths with moulded tops.

Local climate

St Osyth's Priory ornamental steps flanked by urns in courtyard approximately 100 meters north of gatehouse receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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