Grotto at Lippittshill Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1974. Grotto.

Grotto at Lippittshill Lodge

WRENN ID
stubborn-rubblework-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest MP: Dr Neil Hudson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 March 1974
Type
Grotto
Address
Grotto at Lippittshill Lodge, Waltham Abbey
OS grid reference
TQ 400 967
Coordinates
51.65197, 0.02358
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grotto at Lippittshill Lodge is a Grade II listed structure dating from the 1880s. It is a large half-sunken building that is partially raised as a mound. The grotto features reused ashlar stone with some carved mouldings on the cornices. Inside, there are small chambers that are illuminated by openings in the mound and hexagonal openings that once had a glazed dome above an arcade and niches. Outside, rough stone steps lead up to the mound, while inside, stone steps descend to a pool that is supported by rough arches and a central cyclopean pillar. The grotto is part of a group with Lippittshill Lodge.

Local climate

Grotto at Lippittshill Lodge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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