Grotto in Grounds of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road) is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1976. A C19 Grotto.
Grotto in Grounds of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road)
- WRENN ID
- small-marble-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1976
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- Grotto in Grounds of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road), Trowbridge
- OS grid reference
- ST 865 587
- Coordinates
- 51.32733, -2.19394
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grotto in the grounds of Copper Beeches, located at 82 Victoria Road, dates from the mid-19th century and was formerly associated with Rodwell Hall. It features three arches made of rough vermiculated stone, with occasional dressed stone accents. The structure has rusticated piers and rough niches situated between the arches. At the rear, it is constructed of stone and has three slopes of a pantiled roof. The grotto once supported a water butt for a fountain.
Local climate
Grotto in Grounds of Copper Beeches (No 82 Victoria Road) receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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