Terrace Walls and Steps Adjoining to South of Escot is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Terrace walls and steps. 2 related planning applications.
Terrace Walls and Steps Adjoining to South of Escot
- WRENN ID
- over-sill-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Terrace walls and steps
- Address
- Terrace Walls and Steps Adjoining to South of Escot, EX11 1LU
- OS grid reference
- SY 082 980
- Coordinates
- 50.77516, -3.30281
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The terrace walls and steps adjoining to the south of Escot were built in 1838, designed by Henry Roberts for Sir John Kennaway. They are made of volcanic stone ashlar with limestone ashlar parapets and vases. The lawn on the south and west sides of Escot is situated on a raised terrace. The front edge is supported by a battered wall made of rock-faced stone blocks, with the center section projecting forward and featuring canted sides. Just east of this central projection, the terrace has two stages. Steps lead down to a path that wraps around the east end, leading to another flight of steps down to the basement level of the entrance forecourt. There is also a small flight of steps descending from the terrace at the west end. The top of the terrace features a limestone parapet with stone balustrades that match the style of the parapet on the main house. However, the parapet is missing from the front of the half terrace, where a series of stone vases are located.
Local climate
Terrace Walls and Steps Adjoining to South of Escot receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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