Grotto to East of Wotton House is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Grotto.
Grotto to East of Wotton House
- WRENN ID
- tall-pilaster-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley MP: Chris Coghlan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- Grotto to East of Wotton House, Guildford Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 122 469
- Coordinates
- 51.21086, -0.39427
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grotto to the east of Wotton House is a structure from the 18th or 19th century, built from sandstone rubble and featuring a roof made of rubble cement and earth. This rustic grotto has two main entrances leading into two chambers inside. It is part of the gardens of Wotton House, which are included in the "Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England Part 40: Surrey" as Grade II*. The grotto is listed for its group value.
Local climate
Grotto to East of Wotton House 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 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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