Grotto or Well by Drive Entrance to Peacock Vane is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1976. Grotto.
Grotto or Well by Drive Entrance to Peacock Vane
- WRENN ID
- odd-vault-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East MP: Joe Robertson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1976
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- Grotto or Well by Drive Entrance to Peacock Vane, Bonchurch Village Road, Ventnor, PO38 1RG
- OS grid reference
- SZ 575 780
- Coordinates
- 50.59923, -1.18847
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grotto or well by the drive entrance to Peacock Vane dates from around 1830. It features a three-centred archway set in a rubble wall that has a weather-coped top. Above the apex of the arch, there is a broad drip mould that steps up, complemented by shield-carved spandrels. Inside, the grotto has a pointed stone vault, and the rear wall is adorned with a lion head water spout.
Local climate
Grotto or Well by Drive Entrance to Peacock Vane receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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