Grotto, 150 Yards to South of Claverton Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 August 1984. Grotto.

Grotto, 150 Yards to South of Claverton Manor

WRENN ID
endless-step-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 August 1984
Type
Grotto
OS grid reference
ST 784 639
Coordinates
51.37454, -2.31143
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grotto, located 150 yards south of Claverton Manor, is a structure likely built around 1820, though it may be older. It features a central niche with ashlar voussoirs and an impost band, set within a wall that is approximately 12 feet high and made of irregular, weathered stones. The Grotto has a moulded cornice and a blocking course. The niche includes a carved shell at the top and a lion's mask water spout at the bottom, along with a square projecting plinth and basin.

Local climate

Grotto, 150 Yards to South of Claverton Manor receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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