Grotto at Sj 7756 0290 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Grotto.
Grotto at Sj 7756 0290
- WRENN ID
- inner-mortar-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- Grotto at Sj 7756 0290, Caynton Road, Beckbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 775 028
- Coordinates
- 52.62329, -2.3329
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grotto, located at SJ 7756 0290, is a cave likely created in the late 18th century or early 19th century, though its exact date is uncertain. It has been hollowed out of rock in the side of a disused quarry and is accessed through a very small, unmarked entrance. The grotto features an apparently irregular layout with ambulatories that open into inner sanctuaries. The columns, left intact during excavation, are cylindrical and include bases, capitals, and occasional annulets. Neo-Norman decoration is present in the bays between the columns, including one neo-Norman doorway adorned with beak-heads and roll moulding, along with various decorative quatrefoils and designs throughout.
Local climate
Grotto at Sj 7756 0290 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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