Cistern at South End of Terrace to Garden Front of Somerleyton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1987. Cistern.
Cistern at South End of Terrace to Garden Front of Somerleyton Hall
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft MP: Jess Asato (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1987
- Type
- Cistern
- Address
- Cistern at South End of Terrace to Garden Front of Somerleyton Hall, Ashby and Herringfleet
- OS grid reference
- TM 492 977
- Coordinates
- 52.5205, 1.67298
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cistern at the south end of the terrace to the garden front of Somerleyton Hall is a Grade II listed structure, dated 'GM 1602'. It is a rectangular trough made of lead, supported by four lions. The cistern features raised strapwork decoration on three sides. The surrounding park and gardens are included in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission County Register of Gardens at Grade II*.
Local climate
Cistern at South End of Terrace to Garden Front 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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