Grotto to West of Woodrow High House is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 May 1984. Grotto.

Grotto to West of Woodrow High House

WRENN ID
lunar-eave-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 May 1984
Type
Grotto
Address
Grotto to West of Woodrow High House, Cherry Lane, Amersham
OS grid reference
SU 931 966
Coordinates
51.66092, -0.6546
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The grotto to the west of Woodrow High House is an early 18th-century underground octagonal chamber located in a wooded dell. The walls are faced with knapped flints and decorated with pebbles arranged in chalice, circular, and diamond motifs. The vaulted roof features an oculus and arrow motif decoration. Inside, there is a fireplace and a pebble floor with an arrow pattern. Additionally, there are remains of a circular forecourt with sunken paths, and a brick vaulted chamber below.

Local climate

Grotto to West of Woodrow High House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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