Grotto in Recess Right of Lobby Between Stable Yard and Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1983. Grotto.

Grotto in Recess Right of Lobby Between Stable Yard and Chapel

WRENN ID
white-corridor-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1983
Type
Grotto
Address
Grotto in Recess Right of Lobby Between Stable Yard and Chapel, Eaton Park, Eaton and Eccleston
OS grid reference
SJ 414 607
Coordinates
53.14097, -2.87741
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The grotto, located in a recess to the right of the lobby between the stable yard and chapel, is an artificial structure dating from around 1880. It was designed by Alfred Waterhouse for the 1st Duke of Westminster. The grotto features simulated stone crafted into stalactites and rocky recesses, all beneath a small glazed roof supported by a plain iron frame.

Local climate

Grotto in Recess Right of Lobby Between Stable Yard and Chapel receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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