Flight of Steps to Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 December 1993. Staircase.

Flight of Steps to Church of Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
tall-flue-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 December 1993
Type
Staircase
Address
Flight of Steps to Church of Holy Trinity, Station Road, Buckfastleigh, Teignbridge
OS grid reference
SX 742 662
Coordinates
50.48219, -3.77433
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The flight of stone steps leading from Station Road to the Church of Holy Trinity in Buckfastleigh is a notable structure, likely dating from the 19th century or earlier, and has been recently repaired. The steps feature rough limestone kerbs and pitched stone treads, arranged in rough horizontal courses. Approximately halfway up the flight, there are two adjacent steps with pitched stone treads laid at right angles to the others, locally referred to as the kissing steps. One of the steps includes the initials TW, which are likely those of the mason who carried out the repairs. This flight of steps is a distinctive and unusual feature in the town.

Local climate

Flight of Steps to Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% 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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