Summerhouse in Spring Gardens at Belvoir Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1979. Summerhouse.

Summerhouse in Spring Gardens at Belvoir Castle

WRENN ID
grim-gravel-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 August 1979
Type
Summerhouse
OS grid reference
SK 819 332
Coordinates
52.8909, -0.7839
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The summerhouse in Spring Gardens at Belvoir Castle dates from around 1810. It is made of timber and features a thatched roof. The design is rustic, constructed from tree branches with tree trunks serving as the main supports. Above the arched entrance, there is a 4-light Geometric window with tracery that includes three encircled quatrefoils, all made from tree branches. The roof has an irregular, pitched shape. Inside, the summerhouse has wall arches and a wavy interlace design.

Local climate

Summerhouse in Spring Gardens at Belvoir Castle sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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