Summer House, Approximately 40 Metres South of Gunthwaite Hall (East Part) is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 July 1986. Summer house.

Summer House, Approximately 40 Metres South of Gunthwaite Hall (East Part)

WRENN ID
western-courtyard-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge MP: Dr Marie Tidball (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 July 1986
Type
Summer house
OS grid reference
SE 237 064
Coordinates
53.55409, -1.64259
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The summer house, located approximately 40 metres south of Gunthwaite Hall, dates back to 1688 and underwent alterations in the 19th century, with restoration around 1978. It was built for the Bosvile family and features thinly-coursed rubble with a stone slate roof. The structure has a square plan, is two storeys high with a basement, and consists of one bay. The lower part has flush quoins, while the upper part has raised quoins. A chamfered plinth or band separates the floors.

The main entrance is situated at first-floor level due to the sloping ground. It has a moulded, quoined surround, moulded imposts, and an ornamental lintel above, which features a plaque displaying the Bosvile coat of arms. The building has a moulded eaves cornice and a pyramidal roof.

On the rear side, there is a double-chamfered cross window on the ground floor and a 2-light double-chamfered window on the first floor. The left side has a 2-light double-chamfered window in the basement, a small single-light double-chamfered window with a hoodmould on the ground floor, and an entrance with a chamfered surround and cambered head inscribed with 'B G B (Godfrey Bosvile III d.1714) 1688'. The first floor features a large unequally-hung 9-pane sash window, with a similar window on the right side.

Inside, the basement contains stop-chamfered spine beams and later joists, along with a 19th-century cast-iron fireplace located in the corner of the ground floor.

Local climate

Summer House, Approximately 40 Metres South of Gunthwaite Hall (East Part) receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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