Stone Seat and Arbour in Lime Walk Approximately 15 Metres South of Biddulph Grange is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1987. Stone seat and arbour.

Stone Seat and Arbour in Lime Walk Approximately 15 Metres South of Biddulph Grange

WRENN ID
low-plaster-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1987
Type
Stone seat and arbour
OS grid reference
SJ 892 591
Coordinates
53.12971, -2.1628
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This stone seat and arbour, located in Lime Walk approximately 15 metres south of Biddulph Grange, was created around 1860 by John Bateman. It is made of sandstone and features a rectangular enclosure measuring about 8 metres by 4 metres, constructed with an ashlar plinth and accessed from the north-west side. A stone seat with a panelled back is positioned along the south side of the enclosure. The structure is situated above and to the west of the steps that begin the garden's perambulation, making it an ideal spot for viewing the garden layout, particularly the Egyptian portal.

Local climate

Stone Seat and Arbour in Lime Walk Approximately 15 Metres South of Biddulph Grange receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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