Summerhouse at So 32335 89126 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. Summerhouse.

Summerhouse at So 32335 89126

WRENN ID
stubborn-joist-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 January 1985
Type
Summerhouse
Address
Summerhouse at So 32335 89126, Bishop's Castle
OS grid reference
SO 323 891
Coordinates
52.49584, -2.9981
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a summerhouse built in the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is made of red brick, painted on three sides, and features a pyramidal roof covered with graded stone slates. The structure has an octagonal plan and is a single storey high. On the south side, there are two 16-pane glazing bar sash windows flanking boarded double doors. The summerhouse is located next to a bowling green, which was created in the 17th or 18th century on the flattened top of the former castle motte, where the remains of the castle can still be seen.

Local climate

Summerhouse at So 32335 89126 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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