Cascade and Stepping Stones at West End of Boating Lake is a Grade II listed building in the Nottingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1995. Cascade and stepping stones.

Cascade and Stepping Stones at West End of Boating Lake

WRENN ID
patient-rotunda-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham South MP: Lilian Greenwood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1995
Type
Cascade and stepping stones
Address
Cascade and Stepping Stones at West End of Boating Lake, University Boulevard, City of Nottingham
OS grid reference
SK 538 376
Coordinates
52.93387, -1.1998
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The cascade and stepping stones at the west end of the boating lake were constructed between 1922 and 1928. Made from natural rock, the structure is designed in a U-shape and features an irregular recess that simulates a natural landscape, complete with a waterfall. At the east end, there is a curving row of large stepping stones. This feature marks the eastern boundary of the boating lake, which was excavated by engineer W.H. Radford from Nottingham. The cascade and stepping stones are part of a larger architectural scheme for a public park developed by Sir Jesse Boot during the same period.

Local climate

Cascade and Stepping Stones at West End of Boating Lake sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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