The Grotto at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill) is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1998. Grotto.

The Grotto at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill)

WRENN ID
ragged-turret-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Streatham and Croydon North MP: Steve Reed (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 November 1998
Type
Grotto
Address
The Grotto at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill), Streatham Common North Sw16
OS grid reference
TQ 309 711
Coordinates
51.42443, -0.11838
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grotto at St Michael's Convent, formerly known as Park Hill, is a grotto built after 1875, likely by Sir Henry Tate. It is constructed from concrete, with some artificial stone and brickwork at the top of the cavern. A sunken pathway made of crazy-paving and stone steps extends approximately 70 meters, flanked by rocks, with spurs that pass under a bridge to the east and include at least two caverns. The grotto also features planting troughs and is part of a series of garden structures.

Local climate

The Grotto at St Michaels Convent (Formerly Known As Park Hill) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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