The Grotto is a Grade II* listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. A C18 Grotto.
The Grotto
- WRENN ID
- keen-attic-candle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Bassetlaw
- Constituency
- Bassetlaw MP: Jo White (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- The Grotto, Clumber and Hardwick
- OS grid reference
- SK 621 739
- Coordinates
- 53.25883, -1.0699
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grotto is a structure built around 1765 by Stephen Wright for the Duke of Newcastle. It is constructed from rockfaced ashlar and features a slab roof. The building is single storey and consists of a single bay. It has a plinth and cornice that include heavy echinus moulding. The front of the Grotto has a semi-circular arch with projecting keystones, and there are similar smaller arches in the return angles. A central doorway is also present. Inside, there is a late 19th-century water turbine that drives a three-throw water pump.
Local climate
The Grotto 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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