The Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1986. Hermitage.
The Hermitage
- WRENN ID
- seventh-transept-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1986
- Type
- Hermitage
- Address
- The Hermitage, Kedleston
- OS grid reference
- SK 306 404
- Coordinates
- 52.96092, -1.54517
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hermitage is a structure built in 1761, possibly designed by Robert Adam. It features red brick, coursed rubble sandstone, and a crystalline white stone. The building is circular, measuring about seven feet in diameter, with walls that rise to approximately ten feet. The original thatched roof has been removed. There is a rough round-arched doorway on the north side, constructed from massive sandstone blocks that have a pitted finish. The side walls are made of random rubble white crystalline stone and include two square window openings. The rear wall is made of rubble sandstone. Inside, the walls are lined with brick.
Local climate
The Hermitage receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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