Hermitage Or Grotto At Carshalton House is a Grade II* listed building in the Sutton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1954. A Georgian Grotto. 3 related planning applications.

Hermitage Or Grotto At Carshalton House

WRENN ID
veiled-arch-indigo
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Sutton
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1954
Type
Grotto
Period
Georgian
Address
Hermitage Or Grotto At Carshalton House, Pound Street, SM5 3PN
OS grid reference
TQ 276 643
Coordinates
51.36415, -0.16841
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hermitage or Grotto at Carshalton House is an early 18th-century structure, likely built before 1721. It is a single-storey building made of ashlar stone. The facade features a symmetrical arrangement of openings with a pattern of 1-3-1. The three central openings project fully and consist of round-headed open doorways with square block rustications, while the outer openings are open windows with segmental heads, band surrounds, and aprons. Above these, vermiculated pilasters support a frieze and cornice. Inside, the passages are vaulted in stone. The gardens surrounding the grotto are an important early example of landscape design, possibly by Charles Bridgeman, featuring an off-centre avenue drive, a naturalistic lake, and ornamental buildings.

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  1. Carshalton House Grade II* 98 m
  2. Gate Piers and Gates at Carshalton House Grade II 104 m
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  4. Chapel at St Philomenas Convent Grade II 146 m
  5. Water Pavilion at Carshalton House Grade II* 149 m
  6. Boundary Wall to Carshalton House Grade II 154 m
  7. Part of Number 37 Grade II 175 m
  8. Ruskin Stone at the junction of West Street and Pound Street Grade II 180 m
  9. 2, West Street Grade II 181 m
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