Horse Trough and Grotto Niche on East Side of Estate Yard is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1988. Grotto niche.

Horse Trough and Grotto Niche on East Side of Estate Yard

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1988
Type
Grotto niche
Address
Horse Trough and Grotto Niche on East Side of Estate Yard, Padstow
OS grid reference
SW 913 756
Coordinates
50.54327, -4.94595
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a horse trough set in a grotto niche located on the east side of the estate yard at Prideaux Place in Padstow. It dates from the early 19th century. The trough is made of granite and has a rectangular shape. The grotto niche is built from large boulders and features a central round arched opening. The horse trough is positioned within this niche.

Local climate

Horse Trough and Grotto Niche on East Side of Estate Yard sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% 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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  3. Footbridge Over Lane to Estate Yard and Flanking Walls Forming North End of Mock Fortifications to North East of Prideaux Place Grade II* 47 m
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