Group of 4 Stone Troughs in Formal Gardens of Somerleyton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1987. Garden feature.

Group of 4 Stone Troughs in Formal Gardens of Somerleyton Hall

WRENN ID
dim-barrel-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1987
Type
Garden feature
Address
Group of 4 Stone Troughs in Formal Gardens of Somerleyton Hall, Ashby and Herringfleet
OS grid reference
TM 492 977
Coordinates
52.52092, 1.6723
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The group of four stone troughs is located in the formal gardens of Somerleyton Hall and dates from around 1846. They were created by John Thomas for Sir Morton Peto. These troughs are shown in their current position on Nesfield's 'Plan of Details for the Enlargement of the West Parterre,' which is dated October 1850, indicating they were already in place at that time and referred to as 'stone flower baskets.' The troughs are lozenge-shaped in plan and are listed for their group value as part of the formal garden originally designed by Nesfield. This garden is also included in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission County Register of Gardens at Grade II.

Local climate

Group of 4 Stone Troughs in Formal Gardens of Somerleyton Hall 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 greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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