Summerhouse, South West of Bigods is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1952. A C16 Summerhouse.
Summerhouse, South West of Bigods
- WRENN ID
- upper-step-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1952
- Type
- Summerhouse
- Address
- Summerhouse, South West of Bigods, Great Dunmow
- OS grid reference
- TL 627 245
- Coordinates
- 51.89574, 0.36372
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This summerhouse, located southwest of Bigods, dates from the mid-16th century and is constructed of red brick with a red plain tile roof. It features a curvilinear gable and stands two storeys tall. The north gable includes a central quatrefoil and stucco pilasters flanking a semi-circular arched entrance at the first floor, which has blank shields in the spandrels. The original transom and mullion windows on the south and east sides have been blocked, while a similar original window remains on the west side.
Local climate
Summerhouse, South West of Bigods sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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