Survey Data
Reg No
20514599
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Social, Technical
Original Use
Steps
In Use As
Steps
Date
1800 - 1830
Coordinates
167321, 71416
Date Recorded
21/05/1997
Date Updated
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Description
Limestone steps, c. 1815, in two flights to St. Nicholas Church Lane; steel handrails added, c. 1975.
Appraisal
Early nineteenth-century limestone steps and flagged paving having importance as surviving example in reasonable condition, where other similar examples have been lost. These steps form part of an interesting group with similar nineteenth-century paving schemes. Steps such as these are found in many locations throughout the city, and contribute to its unique character. These paving schemes utilised cut limestone, which in many cases has been replaced or covered with concrete.