Gothic Umbrello is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1983. Conduit head.

Gothic Umbrello

WRENN ID
moated-finial-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 April 1983
Type
Conduit head
Address
Gothic Umbrello, Stowe
OS grid reference
SP 676 382
Coordinates
52.03872, -1.0154
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gothic Umbrello is a small stone conduit head dating from the 18th century, with an unknown designer. It is octagonal in shape and designed in a gothic style. This structure is not owned by Stowe School.

Local climate

Gothic Umbrello sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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