Summerhouse Approximately 15 Metres East of Hele House is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. Summerhouse.
Summerhouse Approximately 15 Metres East of Hele House
- WRENN ID
- nether-tallow-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1985
- Type
- Summerhouse
- OS grid reference
- SS 812 027
- Coordinates
- 50.8122, -3.68737
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This summerhouse, located approximately 15 meters east of Hele House, dates from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed of plastered rubble and brick, topped with a slate roof. The building has a square plan and features a broad elliptical arch opening that faces southeast. Its pyramidal roof is adorned with a lobed vase cast-iron finial and lead roll hips. Inside, the corners are curved and include niches with chamfered surrounds on either side of the arch. The ceiling is domed and has a simple moulded cornice, along with remnants of acanthus cresting. The summerhouse is included for its group value with the nearby Hele House.
Local climate
Summerhouse Approximately 15 Metres East of Hele House receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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