Stairway and Associated Railings and Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1985. Stairway.
Stairway and Associated Railings and Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- former-cornice-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1985
- Type
- Stairway
- Address
- Stairway and Associated Railings and Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, Shop Lane, Pilton
- OS grid reference
- ST 588 407
- Coordinates
- 51.16494, -2.58979
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stairway and associated railings and gate at the south entrance to the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist date from the 18th century. The structure features twelve broad dressed stone steps set on a coursed and squared rubble base, with the upper step leading onto a landing. The railings on the south side of the steps and around the landing create a balustrade, made of wrought iron, with each rail topped by a spear cap. At the bottom of the stairway, there is a baluster that supports a scrolled section of handrail. A gate at the base of the steps matches this style. The design includes wrought-iron piers and four urn finials. This structure is primarily included for its group value with the Church of St John the Baptist.
Local climate
Stairway and Associated Railings and Gate at South Entrance to Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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