The Summer House, 50 Metres North West of Inwood House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1985. Summerhouse. 1 related planning application.
The Summer House, 50 Metres North West of Inwood House
- WRENN ID
- calm-cellar-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1985
- Type
- Summerhouse
- Address
- The Summer House, 50 Metres North West of Inwood House, BA8 0PF
- OS grid reference
- ST 712 202
- Coordinates
- 50.98098, -2.41127
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Summer House, located 50 metres north-west of Inwood House, is a summerhouse built in the late 19th century. It has a brick core that is colourwashed, with ornate wrought iron outer piers and a sheet copper roof. The structure has an octagonal plan and features a solid portion on the northern half, which includes a door designed in an almost Chippendale style. The front portion is an open area on a raised step, supported by openwork piers that extend past the roofline to finials. The roof curves up to a small onion dome topped with a cast iron finial. This design is reminiscent of the Regency Brighton pavilion and was created by an Italian who was brought to England in the late 19th century by the Merthyr Guest family, who were involved in the construction and renovation of Inwood. The Summer House is part of a larger estate that includes several notable items, while the main house, built in 1881, is of lesser interest and is not listed.
Local climate
The Summer House, 50 Metres North West of Inwood House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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