Balustrading and Steps Immediately South of Cowley Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1987. Balustrading.
Balustrading and Steps Immediately South of Cowley Manor
- WRENN ID
- night-fireplace-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1987
- Type
- Balustrading
- OS grid reference
- SO 964 146
- Coordinates
- 51.83014, -2.05271
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The balustrading and steps immediately south of Cowley Manor were likely built around 1860 for James Hutchinson. Constructed from ashlar, the structure features retaining walls for three terraces. There is a centrally placed double flight of steps leading from the upper terrace, with single flights of steps at the center of the other terraces. The upper terrace includes pedestals with urns, although some urns are now missing. The steps are adorned with foliate scrollwork on the balustrade, and pilasters transition into pedestals on the south side of the steps, featuring two retaining urns. Small rectangular panels on the pilasters are decorated with figures representing the four seasons. Additionally, there is a stone bench seat at the eastern end of the upper terrace, and the retaining wall for the middle terrace also holds some urns.
Local climate
Balustrading and Steps Immediately South of Cowley Manor receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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