Summer-House to South-East of Birling Manor is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1981. Summer-house.

Summer-House to South-East of Birling Manor

WRENN ID
lunar-steel-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 1981
Type
Summer-house
Address
Summer-House to South-East of Birling Manor, Birling Gap Road, East Dean and Friston, Wealden
OS grid reference
TV 557 969
Coordinates
50.75139, 0.20722
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The summer-house located to the south-east of Birling Manor is originally the lower portion of a dovecot, dating from the 17th century. It has a circular shape and is constructed from flints, topped with a conical tiled roof.

Local climate

Summer-House to South-East of Birling Manor 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 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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