Grotto Approximately 30 Metres South East of Langton Grove is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1998. Garden house.
Grotto Approximately 30 Metres South East of Langton Grove
- WRENN ID
- riven-gable-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1998
- Type
- Garden house
- OS grid reference
- TM 144 748
- Coordinates
- 52.32969, 1.14546
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grotto, located approximately 30 metres south-east of Langton Grove, is a garden house dating from the early 19th century. It incorporates medieval ecclesiastical materials and is constructed from ashlar stone. The structure is single-storey and features a central archway supported by circular columns, with the arch previously having a cusped design. On either side of the archway, there is a niche situated under a stilted arch.
Local climate
Grotto Approximately 30 Metres South East of Langton Grove sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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