Niches and formal garden paving to north east of Orchards is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1986. A Early 20th century Garden.

Niches and formal garden paving to north east of Orchards

WRENN ID
young-ember-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waverley
Constituency
Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1986
Type
Garden
Address
Niches and formal garden paving to north east of Orchards, Munstead Heath Road, Bramley
OS grid reference
SU 992 432
Coordinates
51.18012, -0.58092
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The formal garden and niches located to the northeast of Orchards were designed around 1908 by Gertrude Jekyll. The garden features York stone paving arranged in herringbone patterns with brick spirals. At the ends of the paths, there are curved niche seats.

Local climate

Niches and formal garden paving to north east of Orchards receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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