Herbarium Cave Adjoining Number 14a to West is a Grade II listed building in the Nottingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1995. Man-made cave.

Herbarium Cave Adjoining Number 14a to West

WRENN ID
gentle-tower-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham East MP: Nadia Whittome (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1995
Type
Man-made cave
OS grid reference
SK 565 398
Coordinates
52.95335, -1.15992
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Herbarium Cave, located adjoining No. 14A on the west side, is a man-made ornamental cave dating from around 1870. It was created for Alderman Thomas Herbert and consists of two rectangular caves at different levels, each measuring approximately 3 meters by 2 meters. Both caves feature rock-cut ledges on three sides, which may have been intended for potted plants. Originally, this cave and others nearby served as garden features within the grounds of Herbert's house in the Ropewalk, which is not included in this listing. The buildings above the caves are not of special interest.

Local climate

Herbarium Cave Adjoining Number 14a to West 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 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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