Stepped Pyramid to West of Halswell House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Monument. 2 related planning applications.

Stepped Pyramid to West of Halswell House

WRENN ID
little-nave-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Stepped Pyramid to West of Halswell House, Halswell Park, Goathurst, TA5 2DH
OS grid reference
ST 253 337
Coordinates
51.09827, -3.06729
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stepped pyramid located to the west of Halswell House is a structure from the 18th century, built in dressed stone. It has a square base and stands on a high plinth, which features a gryphon at the top. The north side of the plinth includes a lias panel. This pyramid was created in honor of a pure nymph.

Local climate

Stepped Pyramid to West of Halswell House receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2004
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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