Summerhouse at Number 74 (The Minories) is a Grade II* listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1959. Summerhouse.
Summerhouse at Number 74 (The Minories)
- WRENN ID
- silent-rubblework-spring
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1959
- Type
- Summerhouse
- Address
- Summerhouse at Number 74 (The Minories), High Street
- OS grid reference
- TM 000 251
- Coordinates
- 51.88925, 0.90516
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The summerhouse at Number 74 (The Minories) is a mid-18th century structure, likely designed by local builder James Deane. Originally part of the garden of East Hill House, this semi-circular building is constructed of red brick, stone, and rubble. It features three brick buttresses on the west side and has a battlemented screen front, which is adorned with three Gothic-headed arches.
Local climate
Summerhouse at Number 74 (The Minories) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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