Grotto Approximately 4 Metres West Of The Cold Bath is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. A Georgian Grotto.

Grotto Approximately 4 Metres West Of The Cold Bath

WRENN ID: stubborn-solder-oak
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: West Oxfordshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 27 August 1957
Type: Grotto
Period: Georgian
Source: Historic England listing

Description

ROUSHAM ROUSHAM PARK GARDENS SP4724 14/231 Grotto approx. 4m W of The 27/08/57 Cold Bath (Formerly listed under The Cold Bath and small adjoining pavilion) GV II* Grotto. c.1738-40, by William Kent. Squared and coursed limestone, with semi-circular archway and rusticated stonework beneath imposts. Interior: niches and quadripartite vault. Adjoins pool known as The Cold Bath. Part of the landscape gardens laid out by William Kent between 1733 and 1740. (Rousham Park is included in the H.B.M.C. Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p746)

Listing NGR: SP4777024542

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