The Grotto is a Grade II listed building in the Redbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1954. Grotto. 3 related planning applications.
The Grotto
- WRENN ID
- ragged-mortar-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Redbridge
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead MP: Mr Calvin Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1954
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- The Grotto, Wanstead Park E11
- OS grid reference
- TQ 419 874
- Coordinates
- 51.56834, 0.0464
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grotto, built around 1762, features a large honeycomb rockwork facade with a segmental plan. It has seven arches at lake level and three windows above. The structure rises in a pediment form.
Local climate
The Grotto sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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