Grotto to West of Lake is a Grade II listed building in the Liverpool local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1985. Grotto.

Grotto to West of Lake

WRENN ID
lone-turret-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Liverpool
Constituency
Liverpool Wavertree MP: Paula Barker (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 June 1985
Type
Grotto
OS grid reference
SJ 376 871
Coordinates
53.3777, -2.93862
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grotto, located to the west of the lake in Sefton Park, was built around 1870 and is attributed to the architects André and Hornblower. It is constructed from large rough blocks of stone, designed in a naturalistic style.

Local climate

Grotto to West of Lake sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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