Granny's Summerhouse
GRANNY'S SUMMERHOUSE, CHARLECOTE PARK
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381807
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Granny's Summerhouse
- Statutory Address:
- GRANNY'S SUMMERHOUSE, CHARLECOTE PARK
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381807
- Date first listed:
- 18-Mar-1997
- List Entry Name:
- Granny's Summerhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRANNY'S SUMMERHOUSE, CHARLECOTE PARK
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GRANNY'S SUMMERHOUSE, CHARLECOTE PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Charlecote
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 25972 56490
Details
CHARLECOTE
SP2556 CHARLECOTE PARK
1901-1/10/24 Granny's Summerhouse
18/03/97
GV II
Summerhouse. Mid C19. For Mary Elizabeth Lucy. Small L-plan
single-storey structure. Brick with applied rustic timbering;
thatch roof and brick end stack.
EXTERIOR: canted west gable end has rustic timber surrounds to
openings; segmental-headed entrance with paired bark-panelled
doors; flanking lights with stained glass with dates: 1826 and
1828. South front has canted bay window with gablet and wood
lattice glazing to right of small window with stained glass;
small cast-iron edging to narrow flower beds.
East return has gabled bay containing aviary with bark
cladding below openings with meshed frame to front and
projecting side nest boxes; stained-glass window to rear.
North front has wing with detached stack to left of oriel-like
timber projection.
INTERIOR: reused timber fielded panelling, decorative woodwork
and stained glass throughout; 2 rooms with canted ceilings.
Hall has mirrored cupboard doors; segmental arch to main room,
which has fireplace and overmantel.
HISTORY: the house was built for Lady Mary Elizabeth Lucy's
children and was modelled on Plas Newydd, Llangollen, the home
of Lady Eleanor Butler and Hon. Sarah Ponsonby, whom Lady Mary
Elizabeth Lucy visited when a child. Property of the National
Trust.
(The National Trust: Charlecote Park: 1991-: 45).
Listing NGR: SP2597256490
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482171
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Charlecote Park, (1991), 45
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 23-Jun-2026 at 19:29:18.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.