Grotto and Retaining Walls 60 Metres South of Wallingwells Hall and East of the Lake is a Grade II listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. Grotto, retaining walls.

Grotto and Retaining Walls 60 Metres South of Wallingwells Hall and East of the Lake

WRENN ID
crumbling-obsidian-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bassetlaw
Constituency
Bassetlaw MP: Jo White (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1985
Type
Grotto, retaining walls
OS grid reference
SK 572 840
Coordinates
53.34996, -1.14118
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The grotto and retaining walls, located 60 metres south of Wallingwells Hall and east of the lake, date from the mid-18th century. They are constructed from rough hewn rocks and some brick, featuring a circular plan. The central area has a blocked archway, flanked by single walls. On the lake side, there is an additional archway with a pendant keystone. The interior, which includes some red brick, is domed and contains three large arched niches and one small arched niche, all with rough hewn keystones and voussoirs. Originally, the domed roof was lined with mineral crystals and decorated with stalactites. The retaining walls on either side of the entrance extend 15 metres to the south and 31 metres to the north, running between the lake and a wooded bank.

Local climate

Grotto and Retaining Walls 60 Metres South of Wallingwells Hall and East of the Lake sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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