Gazebo Approximately 100 Metres North of Clumpcliffe Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1964. A Early 18th century Gazebo.
Gazebo Approximately 100 Metres North of Clumpcliffe Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- veiled-mullion-moon
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1964
- Type
- Gazebo
- Period
- Early 18th century
- OS grid reference
- SE 369 269
- Coordinates
- 53.73797, -1.44071
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gazebo, or observatory, is located approximately 100 metres north of Clumpcliffe Farmhouse and is dated 1708, as indicated on the rainwater heads. It was built for the Savile family of the former Methley Hall and is possibly the work of Theophilus Shelton. The structure is made of handmade red brick in stretcher bond, with sandstone dressings, and features stone slate and lead roofs.
The gazebo has a rectangular plan and consists of one and two storeys, with four bays arranged symmetrically and facing north. The design includes a flat-roofed, two-storey, two-bay centre that rises between single-storey outer bays with hipped roofs. Sandstone pilaster-strips are located at the outer corners, and the upper storey has rusticated long-and-short quoins. A first-floor band runs around the building.
Access is via five modern steps leading to a doorway in the centre, which has a stone architrave and cornice. On each side of the doorway, there are two vertical rectangular windows with raised stone surrounds and gauged brick heads. The window to the right of the door contains an 8-pane sash, while the others are blocked with sheeting. The upper part of a lead downspout, decorated with swags, can be seen on each side of the upper storey, and the rainwater heads are also decorated, featuring raised lettering "JS" on the left and "1 7 (right) 0 8".
Additional architectural features include a modillioned cornice, the remains of a wooden balustrade, an octagonal lantern with an ogee cap and ball finial, and two turrets at the rear. The rear of the gazebo has four windows and a central door, all with raised stone surrounds and a cornice.
Local climate
Gazebo Approximately 100 Metres North of Clumpcliffe Farmhouse receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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