Summerhouse Circa 100 Metres East of Turton Tower is a Grade II* listed building in the Blackburn with Darwen local planning authority area, England. A Stuart Summerhouse.
Summerhouse Circa 100 Metres East of Turton Tower
- WRENN ID
- muffled-crypt-moth
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen MP: Andy MacNae (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Summerhouse
- OS grid reference
- SD 731 152
- Coordinates
- 53.63306, -2.40751
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The summerhouse, also known as Prospect Tower, dates from the 17th century and was likely restored in the 19th century. It is currently in a derelict state. The structure is made of coursed sandstone rubble with quoins and features a cross-gabled roof, although the stone slate covering is now missing. This square, single-cell building has a raised single storey with a basement level beneath. Each side of the building is gabled, with finials on the gables and at each corner, most of which are damaged or missing.
On the south side, there is a raised doorway with a moulded surround and a Tudor-arched head, flanked by a single round-headed light on each side. A continuous dripstone runs around the entire building, stepping over the door. The other three sides each have a recessed 5-light window with ovolo-moulded mullions. On the left side at the lower level, there is a doorway with a chamfered Tudor-arched surround, and the rear features a 2-light window with a hood-mould. None of the windows have glazing. The building is situated on a prominent site and may have served as a vantage point for viewing hunts.
Local climate
Summerhouse Circa 100 Metres East of Turton Tower sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,120 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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