Summerhouse in the Grounds of Knowle, Sidmouth Urban Didstrict Offices is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1973. Summerhouse.

Summerhouse in the Grounds of Knowle, Sidmouth Urban Didstrict Offices

WRENN ID
third-panel-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1973
Type
Summerhouse
Address
Summerhouse in the Grounds of Knowle, Sidmouth Urban Didstrict Offices, Station Road
OS grid reference
SY 120 879
Coordinates
50.68409, -3.24641
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The summerhouse in the grounds of Knowle, Sidmouth Urban District Offices, is a ruined and overgrown Gothic structure made of flint rubble, with shell work incorporated into its design. It is located about 5 yards in front of the east wing of Knowle. This summerhouse, along with other garden features, may have been created by Mr. Fish and holds curiosity value.

Local climate

Summerhouse in the Grounds of Knowle, Sidmouth Urban Didstrict Offices receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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