The Bogey Hole is a Grade II listed building in the North West Leicestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1989. Ice-house grotto.

The Bogey Hole

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North West Leicestershire
Constituency
North West Leicestershire MP: Amanda Hack (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1989
Type
Ice-house grotto
Address
The Bogey Hole, Long Whatton and Diseworth
OS grid reference
SK 491 241
Coordinates
52.81251, -1.27181
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bogey Hole is a former ice-house that has been converted into a grotto, dating from the 18th century and altered in 1885. It is situated as an earth mound with a rockery, covering a domed round chamber with rendered and whitewashed inner walls. The walls flanking the arched entrance on the north side are made of brick and were repointed in the 20th century. There is a blocked hexagonal top vent, and a former drain that has since been floored over. Inside, it contains a painted statue of a Chinese or Japanese mythical beast, which stands on a whitewashed square plinth featuring vermiculated panels. Above the inner entrance arch, there is a painted oriental mask, continuing the theme of the Chinese garden to the north.

Local climate

The Bogey Hole 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 81% 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 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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