Summerhouse Approximately 75 Metres South West of the Mount School is a Grade II* listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1983. Summerhouse.

Summerhouse Approximately 75 Metres South West of the Mount School

WRENN ID
low-bastion-saffron
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
York
Constituency
York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1983
Type
Summerhouse
OS grid reference
SE 592 510
Coordinates
53.95216, -1.09938
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The summerhouse, built around 1774, is located approximately 75 metres south-west of The Mount School. Originally part of the garden of Holgate House at No. 163 Holgate Road, it was moved to its current site, likely in the early 20th century. The structure features stone steps and a timber frame with a lead ogee roof, designed in an octagonal shape and raised on a stepped circular base.

The exterior is supported by attached Doric columns, which hold up an entablature with a fluted frieze and a dentilled cornice that projects over each column. One bay is open for access, while the other bays are fitted with 12-pane sash windows above blind balustrades made of sturdy turned balusters, with the rail serving as a plain window sill. The roof is topped with a finial that ends in a dragon weathervane.

Inside, the summerhouse has an attached bench, with a single fielded panel beneath each window. The ceiling is boarded. Notably, the summerhouse was used by the American Quaker grammarian Lindley Murray during his time at Holgate House.

Local climate

Summerhouse Approximately 75 Metres South West of the Mount School receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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