Summerhouse approximately 200 metres north west of Sandford Park is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. A Late 18th century Summerhouse.
Summerhouse approximately 200 metres north west of Sandford Park
- WRENN ID
- western-crypt-aspen
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1987
- Type
- Summerhouse
- Period
- Late 18th century
- Address
- Summerhouse approximately 200 metres north west of Sandford Park, OX7 7AH
- OS grid reference
- SP 418 268
- Coordinates
- 51.93825, -1.39325
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The summerhouse, located approximately 200 metres northwest of Sandford Park, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of timber and features a cladding and roof made of Stonesfield slate. The design includes back-to-back three-quarter circular alcoves in a Chinoiserie style. Each alcove has a round-headed archway topped with a shallow pediment, and the spandrels and pediment are filled with fretwork scrolls. The slate-clad sides are serpentine, and the roof is topped with a square cupola that has a Chinese-trellis balustrade, an open fretwork frieze of bells, and an ogee roof with a wooden finial. Inside, each alcove boasts a wooden vault radiating from a central rosette and is furnished with white Chinoiserie curved benches that have trellis backs and footrests. The summerhouse is situated between two lakes within the gardens of Sandford Park.
Local climate
Summerhouse approximately 200 metres north west of Sandford Park receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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