The East Boundary Wall and Two Flights of Steps to the Churchyard of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1983. Boundary wall.

The East Boundary Wall and Two Flights of Steps to the Churchyard of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 October 1983
Type
Boundary wall
Address
The East Boundary Wall and Two Flights of Steps to the Churchyard of St John the Baptist, Silver Street, Yeovil, BA20 1HW
OS grid reference
ST 557 160
Coordinates
50.94219, -2.63184
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The east boundary wall and two flights of steps to the churchyard of St John the Baptist date from the middle of the 19th century, likely coinciding with the main restoration of the church. The wall is constructed from local stone, which is cut, squared, and laid in random courses, rising to about 4 meters in places with a stepped character. It features a heavy angled plinth and piers with offsets, along with triangular roll-moulded coping. The steps are located at the north end, serving the Church Terrace, and also near the southeast corner of the churchyard and Church Street, with simple piers that have moulded capitals. This wall and the steps are not only integral to the church's appearance but also an important part of the Silver Street scene.

Local climate

The East Boundary Wall and Two Flights of Steps to the Churchyard of St John the Baptist receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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