Grotto Approximately 20 Metres West of Belcombe Court and to North of Temple is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 August 1974. Grotto.

Grotto Approximately 20 Metres West of Belcombe Court and to North of Temple

WRENN ID
final-copper-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 August 1974
Type
Grotto
OS grid reference
ST 817 606
Coordinates
51.34455, -2.2641
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The grotto, built in the 1740s for Francis Yerbury, is located approximately 30 meters west of Belcombe Court and to the north of the temple. It is constructed of tufa and features an irregular plan and shape. The entrance has a segmental arch, and there are two small windows on the north side. Inside, the floor is adorned with ammonites, and the ceiling has mock stalactites. There is a passage leading to a room that overlooks a pond, which includes seats set against the walls. This grotto is part of a garden area that is bounded by a ha-ha and includes the temple, a garden seat, and a Gothick cottage, all created by Francis Yerbury in the 1740s, situated to the north of the pond.

Local climate

Grotto Approximately 20 Metres West of Belcombe Court and to North of Temple receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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