Grotto Approximately 300 Metres West of Hardwick Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1988. Grotto.
Grotto Approximately 300 Metres West of Hardwick Hall
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-lead-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 April 1988
- Type
- Grotto
- OS grid reference
- SJ 372 342
- Coordinates
- 52.90237, -2.93414
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grotto, located approximately 300 meters west of Hardwick Hall, is a disused structure likely built in the late 18th century, with some minor later alterations. It is constructed from roughly coursed sandstone and quartzite rubble, which is now heavily overgrown. The Grotto features entrances on the north and east sides, with the northern entrance having a pointed arch. Inside, there is a plain barrel-vaulted room that is accessed through the pointed arch on the north side.
Local climate
Grotto Approximately 300 Metres West of Hardwick Hall receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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