The Cascade is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1993. Garden structure.

The Cascade

WRENN ID
quiet-iron-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1993
Type
Garden structure
Address
The Cascade, Swan Street, West Malling
OS grid reference
TQ 682 577
Coordinates
51.29387, 0.41228
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cascade is an ornamental surround to a waterfall, dated 1810 and featuring the initials G T H F, which stand for George Talbot Hartley Forte. It incorporates medieval fragments from St Mary's Abbey and was restored in the 20th century. The structure is built of coursed stone rubble and has a canted shape with a stepped parapet. In the center, there is a pointed stone arch with a drip mould, above which is a blank round-headed arch that contains the datestone, flanked by blank round-headed arches on either side. The cascade itself is located in the center, topped with a metal grille.

Local climate

The Cascade receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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