Retaining Wall and Grottos in Gardens at Thornbridge Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1985. Landscaping feature. 2 related planning applications.

Retaining Wall and Grottos in Gardens at Thornbridge Hall

WRENN ID
vast-slate-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 March 1985
Type
Landscaping feature
Address
Retaining Wall and Grottos in Gardens at Thornbridge Hall, Longstone Lane, Great Longstone, Derbyshire Dales, DE45 1NY
OS grid reference
SK 198 709
Coordinates
53.23533, -1.70357
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining wall and grottos in the gardens at Thornbridge Hall date from the late 19th century and are constructed of stone. The retaining wall is approximately ninety yards long and made of rubble stone, featuring seven urns placed on rusticated ashlar piers. The urns come in two alternating designs. To the south, there is an urn on a polygonal table and a castellated grotto, which has steps leading down to a lower level. This lower level includes a half-domed opening with a stone seat. To the southeast, there is a rustic grotto made of massive tufa blocks, which includes a stone bench adorned with festoons of fruit on the backrest.

Local climate

Retaining Wall and Grottos in Gardens at Thornbridge Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 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 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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