The Belvedere is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Summerhouse.

The Belvedere

WRENN ID
swift-latch-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Type
Summerhouse
Address
The Belvedere, Alderley
OS grid reference
ST 772 908
Coordinates
51.6156, -2.33037
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Belvedere is a former summerhouse dating from the mid-19th century, currently in a derelict condition as of November 1984. It is constructed from random coursed rubble stone with quoins and features a slate roof. The building is single storey, with a basement that is built into the hillside. The main facade facing south is inaccessible, but from the inside, it reveals three tall arched openings with moulded architraves, although the central opening has largely disappeared. There is also a wide pointed arch below at the basement level. Each side of the building has one similar opening at the south end. Inside, there is a fireplace in the northwest corner, which includes a carved mantel frieze and a stone dolphin device above the mantel shelf, similar to those found on the rainwater heads at Rose Hill School. The east side features a plain straight-headed entrance, although the door is missing.

Local climate

The Belvedere receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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