Grottoes, 350 Metres South West of Rear of the Chantry is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Grotto.
Grottoes, 350 Metres South West of Rear of the Chantry
- WRENN ID
- tattered-iron-hemlock
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Grotto
- OS grid reference
- ST 719 466
- Coordinates
- 51.21793, -2.40321
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A series of grottoes, niches, caves, and archways create a rustic landscape scattered with rocky outcrops, located in the shallow valley of a stream that flows into Chantry Pond. Built around 1830 for James Fussell, the grottoes are made of local limestone rubble. A notable feature is the fictive cliff that includes several niches overlooking the area. Pathways weave through various features and structures, with a ruined archway next to Chantry Pond. The setting is enhanced by surrounding yew trees.
Local climate
Grottoes, 350 Metres South West of Rear of the Chantry receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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