Grotto at Scraptoft is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Grotto.
Grotto at Scraptoft
- WRENN ID
- turning-plaster-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 December 1984
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- Grotto at Scraptoft, Church Hill
- OS grid reference
- SK 653 058
- Coordinates
- 52.64665, -1.03557
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grotto at Scraptoft Hall is a structure from the late 18th century. It is built of red brick and features interior lining of coursed squared stone and shell work that includes crystalline stone. The grotto has a rectangular plan measuring approximately 3 meters by 2 meters, with stone work inside resembling a plinth. The walls are adorned with shell work, and the ceiling has a simple quadripartite shallow vault that creates a distinctive vaulting pattern.
Local climate
Grotto at Scraptoft receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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