Grotto at Os 370229 on North Side of China House Pond is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 1987. Grotto.

Grotto at Os 370229 on North Side of China House Pond

WRENN ID
slow-finial-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 January 1987
Type
Grotto
Address
Grotto at Os 370229 on North Side of China House Pond, Calke
OS grid reference
SK 369 229
Coordinates
52.80255, -1.45269
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grotto, located on the north side of China House Pond in Calke Park, is a mid-18th century structure. It is constructed from red brick, coursed rubble sandstone, and squared sandstone, built into the bank beside the lake with its facade facing the water. The original design was symmetrical, but the right-hand side has since collapsed. The facade features a broad central round arch made of voussoirs of alternating sizes, flanked by tall rectangular window openings with stone jambs, sills, and lintels. To the left, there is a projecting bay with a smaller round-arched opening leading into a recess, and a small window in the return wall. Inside, the grotto contains a semi-circular chamber with a brick half dome that was originally plastered.

Local climate

Grotto at Os 370229 on North Side of China House Pond receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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