Summer House At Holmer Park

The Summer House at Holmer Park is a Grade II listed structure that was originally an aviary, built in 1862 for Alfred Watkins using timbers from Hereford Town Hall, which was demolished that same year. The timbers date from around 1580. The building features a timber-framed design with some brick nogging and has a pyramidal roof covered with clay plain tiles, topped by a timber lantern at the apex. It is square in shape with two adjacent open sides. The summer house has large moulded timber corner posts with carved capitals, moulded arched spandrels decorated with acanthus motifs and shields, and pendants. Two sides, the north and east, have timber-framed screens with brick nogging, while the other sides remain open. The structure reflects its historical significance through the use of reclaimed materials from a notable local building.