Summerhouse in Grounds of Cobham Cottage at Sp 6948 3414 is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1990. A C18 Summerhouse.
Summerhouse in Grounds of Cobham Cottage at Sp 6948 3414
- WRENN ID
- burning-jade-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1990
- Type
- Summerhouse
- Address
- Summerhouse in Grounds of Cobham Cottage at Sp 6948 3414, West Street, Buckingham
- OS grid reference
- SP 694 341
- Coordinates
- 52.00146, -0.9893
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The summerhouse, located in the grounds of Cobham Cottage, dates from the early 18th century. It is constructed of red brick, featuring some flared panels, and has a slate roof with a brick end stack at the rear. The building has a one-unit plan and is a single storey with a three-bay front that faces south towards the town.
The central entrance features a panelled door with a fanlight above, set within a round-arched doorway that has imposts. On either side of the doorway are large 12-pane sash windows with flat-arched heads. The front also includes a plinth, a raised brick panel above the doorway, and blank sunk panels above the windows. A cornice band, a stone-coped brick parapet, and a shaped pediment conceal the roof, with the pediment featuring a blank circular sunk panel. The sunk panels are arranged in header bond and primarily consist of flared headers. At each end of the parapet, there are limestone bases that once supported ball finials.
Inside, the summerhouse contains a fireplace with a hob grate dating from around 1800, built-in shelving on either side of the fireplace, and a moulded plaster cornice.
Local climate
Summerhouse in Grounds of Cobham Cottage at Sp 6948 3414 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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