The Garden House is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. House.

The Garden House

WRENN ID
sharp-bailey-brook
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 January 1985
Type
House
Address
The Garden House, Walcot, Lydbury North
OS grid reference
SO 346 849
Coordinates
52.45882, -2.96304
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Garden House is a gazebo that has been converted into a house, built after 1763, likely by Sir William Chambers. It features red brick construction and a pyramidal slate roof. The building has a hexagonal plan with a small addition made in the mid to late 20th century to the southeast. Notable architectural details include a dentil brick eaves cornice, three triangular pedimented dormers with two-light casements, and a central hexagonal wooden cupola topped with a pyramidal lead cap. There is a stack located on the north side. The windows are mid to late 20th century glazing bar sashes, and there is a one-storey lean-to added in the 20th century, which includes a half-glazed door and a small casement on the northeast side.

Local climate

The Garden House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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