Umbrello is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Structure.

Umbrello

WRENN ID
keen-slate-violet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr MP: Ayoub Khan (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
Structure
Address
Umbrello, Handsworth Park B20
OS grid reference
SP 053 902
Coordinates
52.50972, -1.92267
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Umbrello is a Grade II listed structure located in Handsworth Park, built in 1888 and presented by Austin B Lines. The building has an octagonal plan and is constructed of iron. It features slender, muted shafts in an Early English Gothic style that support scalloped arches, each of which carries a roundel with a shield that is flawed by tracery. Above and behind the arches, there is an openwork dome topped with a four-handled urn. Two of the shields display an inscription, while the others are adorned with a pelican. It is suggested that there may have been a fountain inside the structure at one time.

Local climate

Umbrello receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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