Boundary walls of Bedfont House including grotto in south-east corner is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1983. Boundary wall.
Boundary walls of Bedfont House including grotto in south-east corner
- WRENN ID
- first-passage-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1983
- Type
- Boundary wall
- Address
- Boundary walls of Bedfont House including grotto in south-east corner, Calf's Lane, Chipping Campden
- OS grid reference
- SP 153 392
- Coordinates
- 52.05104, -1.77791
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boundary walls of Bedfont House, which include a grotto in the south-east corner, date partly from the early 18th century and mostly from the 19th century. The 18th-century section is located at the north end facing Calf's Lane and is constructed of rubble with chamfered coping. It features a segment-headed doorway opposite the south wing of the Court House. This section of the wall varies in height from about 7 to 11 feet and measures over 30 yards long, with a stepped design at one point.
The 19th-century extension ramps down from the earlier wall and consists of a high rubble retaining wall that is approximately 70 yards long, leading to a large rockery made from massive Pulhamite rocks. In the south-east corner, there is a wild-looking grotto with two chambers formed from this material. The wall is retained at the south end in rubble and at the north end in coursed rubble, measuring about 25 yards long and 10 feet high, featuring corner ball finials and a brick lining to the south.
Local climate
Boundary walls of Bedfont House including grotto in south-east corner receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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