2 Flights of Stone Steps 50m West of Kingston Maurward House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Stairs.

2 Flights of Stone Steps 50m West of Kingston Maurward House

WRENN ID
lesser-corridor-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 March 1987
Type
Stairs
Address
2 Flights of Stone Steps 50m West of Kingston Maurward House, Stinsford
OS grid reference
SY 714 910
Coordinates
50.7183, -2.40565
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two flights of stone steps, built in the early 20th century, are located 50 meters west of Kingston Maurward House. Each flight has five steps with moulded nosings. The balustrade walls are made of rock-faced ashlar and feature weathered copings. At the bottom of each flight, the walls end in square piers topped with moulded caps and ball finials. At the top of each flight, there are similar piers with vase finials.

Local climate

2 Flights of Stone Steps 50m West of Kingston Maurward House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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