Summerhouse in Walled Garden of Old House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1960. Summerhouse.
Summerhouse in Walled Garden of Old House
- WRENN ID
- lost-bronze-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1960
- Type
- Summerhouse
- Address
- Summerhouse in Walled Garden of Old House, Corsham
- OS grid reference
- ST 886 703
- Coordinates
- 51.43245, -2.16526
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The summerhouse, dating from the 18th century, is located in the walled garden of the Old House. It is constructed of rubble stone and features a stone-tiled pyramid roof topped with a finial. The east side has a door set in a chamfered surround, while the south side includes a single light with a flush cyma-moulded design. The summerhouse is positioned at the north-west angle of the garden wall.
Local climate
Summerhouse in Walled Garden of Old House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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