Grotto to South of the Manor House, Stanton Woodhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1985. A C19 Grotto.
Grotto to South of the Manor House, Stanton Woodhouse
- WRENN ID
- inner-lancet-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1985
- Type
- Grotto
- Address
- Grotto to South of the Manor House, Stanton Woodhouse, Woodhouse Lane, Derbyshire Dales
- OS grid reference
- SK 256 642
- Coordinates
- 53.1746, -1.61802
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grotto located to the south of The Manor House in Stanton Woodhouse dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of tufa with stalactitic deposits. It has two storeys and an irregular plan. The upper level features a roughly U-shaped layout with a tufa arch to the north that leads into a paved tufa passageway. This passageway extends eastward to another tufa arch, which opens onto a viewing platform overlooking the lower level. To the west, the passageway curves into a parallel passage that includes three tufa arches on the south side.
The lower level, situated beneath the viewing platform, has tufa arches on the north and east sides. It also features a four-centred arched, ovolo moulded gritstone doorcase on the west side, which leads into a stone, barrel-vaulted underground chamber. To the south of the open area, there is a large hollow piece of tufa that forms a rough niche.
Local climate
Grotto to South of the Manor House, Stanton Woodhouse receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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