Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. Folly.

Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower

WRENN ID
haunted-ledge-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP: Tom Gordon (LD)
Country
England
Type
Folly
Address
Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower, Allerton Park, Allerton Mauleverer with Hopperton
OS grid reference
SE 411 587
Coordinates
54.02344, -1.37345
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a folly or grotto known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower, built in the late 18th to early 19th century. It features red brick, limestone rubble, and ashlar with a stone slate roof. The building is single storey and consists of three bays. On the southeast side, there is a central round-arched opening with a pair of low wrought-iron gates topped with fleur-de-lis finials. There are flanking pairs of round-arched niches, with the inner pair being wider than the outer. Ashlar bands are present below the niches and at the impost level, as well as above the accentuated rusticated voussoirs of the central arch and niches. An entablature above consists of alternating rusticated panels and groups of cast-iron balusters, although the central portion above the arch is destroyed. The roof is single pitch.

At the rear, the building is constructed of red brick in Flemish bond. The left and right returns feature round-headed window openings with rusticated voussoirs. Inside, the walls are lined with brick, and there is a stone flag floor. The ceiling is framed in wood and secured with iron bolts to the roof structure above.

Local climate

Folly to north of Middle Fish Pond, known as Lady's Cave or Picnic Bower 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 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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