Grotto by Lake to North of Victoria Park House is a Grade II listed building in the St. Helens local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1985. Grotto. 3 related planning applications.
Grotto by Lake to North of Victoria Park House
- WRENN ID
- final-newel-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- St. Helens
- Constituency
- St Helens North MP: David Baines (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 August 1985
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- Grotto by Lake to North of Victoria Park House, City Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 507 965
- Coordinates
- 53.4633, -2.74396
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grotto, dating from the 1840s, is located by the lake to the north of Victoria Park House. It features rubble walling made from industrial waste and glass, accented with stone dressings. The central grotto has a blocked entrance and gable, along with flanking blocked windows. To the left, an arch spans the path, leading to a round turret that has battlements on a corbel table adorned with grotesque heads. The keystone displays carvings of birds, and there are remnants of battlements with a pinnacle to the right. Adjacent to the grotto is a round tower with blocked slit windows, which include label moulds, a drip course, and battlements, as well as a corbel table with grotesque heads. The screen wall to the right culminates in another round turret. The walls contain many carved stones, including coats of arms and heraldic symbols.
Local climate
Grotto by Lake to North of Victoria Park House 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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