The Pebble Alcove is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1983. Alcove.
The Pebble Alcove
- WRENN ID
- ancient-hall-woodpecker
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1983
- Type
- Alcove
- Address
- The Pebble Alcove, Stowe
- OS grid reference
- SP 678 370
- Coordinates
- 52.02743, -1.01218
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pebble Alcove is a pedimented alcove built around 1737, attributed to the architect William Kent. It is designed to resemble an Italian grotto and features decorative coloured pebblework, which was restored by Benjamin Gibbon. The alcove includes the arms of the Temple family along with supporters and other decorative elements.
Local climate
The Pebble Alcove sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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