Flight of Steps Approximately 20 Metres South West of Garden Front of Overstone College is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1985. A C19 Steps.

Flight of Steps Approximately 20 Metres South West of Garden Front of Overstone College

WRENN ID
lone-trefoil-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1985
Type
Steps
OS grid reference
SP 807 656
Coordinates
52.28295, -0.81784
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This flight of steps, dating from the mid-19th century, is located approximately 20 meters southwest of the garden front of Overstone College. It is likely designed by W.M. Teulon and constructed from limestone ashlar, featuring low parapets on either side. The steps are part of a formal arrangement that includes another flight of steps about 20 meters northwest of the garden front, a terrace wall, a balustrade, and a flight of steps approximately 10 meters west of the garden front, as well as a terrace wall and gate about 40 meters west of the garden front. This structure is included for its group value with Overstone College.

Local climate

Flight of Steps Approximately 20 Metres South West of Garden Front of Overstone College sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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