Four Flights of Steps, Niches Flanking Top Flight and Plaque
FOUR FLIGHTS OF STEPS, NICHES FLANKING TOP FLIGHT AND PLAQUE, CHRISTMAS STEPS
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1202065
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1977
- List Entry Name:
- Four Flights of Steps, Niches Flanking Top Flight and Plaque
- Statutory Address:
- FOUR FLIGHTS OF STEPS, NICHES FLANKING TOP FLIGHT AND PLAQUE, CHRISTMAS STEPS
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/09998/07
- Rights:
- © Ms Ruth Povey. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1202065
- Date first listed:
- 04-Mar-1977
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Four Flights of Steps, Niches Flanking Top Flight and Plaque
- Statutory Address 1:
- FOUR FLIGHTS OF STEPS, NICHES FLANKING TOP FLIGHT AND PLAQUE, CHRISTMAS STEPS
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FOUR FLIGHTS OF STEPS, NICHES FLANKING TOP FLIGHT AND PLAQUE, CHRISTMAS STEPS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Bristol (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 58592 73192
Details
BRISTOL
ST5873SE CHRISTMAS STEPS 901-1/11/45 Four flights of steps, niches 04/03/77 flanking top flight and plaque (Formerly Listed as: CHRISTMAS STEPS Flight of steps)
GV II
Steps, niches and memorial plaque. 1865 and 1881. Pennant steps and limestone ashlar. 4 flights of 49 steps, with the top flight flanked by opposing rows of 6 semicircular-arched niches beneath weathering, with above the S set, a square plaque surmounted by a panel dated 1881, with flanking consoles, and an inscription STEPPED 1669, rebuilt 1865 with the names of those involved, and named OVEENE STREET.
Listing NGR: ST5859273192
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 379134
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 08-Jun-2026 at 07:23:58.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.