Gazebo and Grotto Below in Back Garden of Number 20 is a Grade II* listed building in the Redbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1954. A C18 Gazebo.

Gazebo and Grotto Below in Back Garden of Number 20

WRENN ID
roaming-roof-starling
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Redbridge
Constituency
Leyton and Wanstead MP: Mr Calvin Bailey (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1954
Type
Gazebo
Address
Gazebo and Grotto Below in Back Garden of Number 20, the Avenue E11
OS grid reference
TQ 408 884
Coordinates
51.57758, 0.03128
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gazebo and grotto in the back garden of Number 20, formerly listed as the gazebo in the back garden of Number 18, dates from the early 18th century. The gazebo is constructed of finely-jointed red brick in Flemish bond, featuring decorative vertical strips of paler pink brick and ashlar dressings, with the roof not visible. It is square in plan and one storey high, with a chamfered plinth and rubbed-brick flat-arched openings on each side, flanked by similarly-arched narrow recessed panels, each topped with a brick cornice. The north and south sides have sash windows with glazing bars and exposed sash boxes, while the west and east sides feature double part-glazed doors with 4-pane overlights. The parapet has three panels on each face and a moulded stone cornice.

Inside, the gazebo has fielded panelling on the walls and reveals, a cornice, a corner fireplace, and panelled folding window shutters. The gazebo is built on a small mound that covers a brick cross-vaulted grotto below, which has round-arched entrances on the north and south sides. This structure was originally part of the grounds of the Wanstead Grove estate.

Local climate

Gazebo and Grotto Below in Back Garden of Number 20 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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