Grotto in Garden of Churton Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1984. Grotto.
Grotto in Garden of Churton Lodge
- WRENN ID
- ancient-hammer-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 November 1984
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- Grotto in Garden of Churton Lodge, Chester Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 419 565
- Coordinates
- 53.10307, -2.86921
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grotto in the garden of Churton Lodge is likely from the late 19th century and is constructed from large, uncut pieces of red sandstone. It creates a bank that is 4 meters high, separating the garden from New Road. The grotto is designed as a linear structure, featuring a rocky, winding passage that runs parallel to its face in the garden, with several openings along the way. Additionally, the west side of the grotto serves as the boundary wall to New Lane.
Local climate
Grotto in Garden of Churton Lodge 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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