Jacob's Ladder is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1951. Stairway.
Jacob's Ladder
- WRENN ID
- salt-gravel-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1951
- Type
- Stairway
- Address
- Jacob's Ladder, Peak Hill Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8RZ
- OS grid reference
- SY 120 869
- Coordinates
- 50.6753, -3.2467
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Jacob's Ladder is a 3-flight wooden staircase located on Peak Hill Road, dating back to its original construction in the early 19th century. Although it has been renewed since it was first built, this structure has become a local tradition and a landmark. The staircase leads from the cliff top at Connaught Gardens down to a terrace just above beach level.
Local climate
Jacob's Ladder receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% 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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