Grotto to Rear of Westcombe Stables is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. Grotto.

Grotto to Rear of Westcombe Stables

WRENN ID
gaunt-mullion-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1988
Type
Grotto
Address
Grotto to Rear of Westcombe Stables, Batcombe
OS grid reference
ST 680 394
Coordinates
51.15319, -2.45853
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The grotto located at the rear of Westcombe Stables is a late 18th-century structure that features a waterfall and is part of an emparked landscape. It is constructed from rubble and tufa, with the main section set into a bank where water flows through the center. On either side of the grotto, there are several rough archways that lead to niches lined with rubble. In front of the grotto, there is an apron with an oblong pool that receives the water from the waterfall, which is surrounded by lias cobbles and walling. Directly opposite the waterfall, there is a romantic pointed archway. This grotto is part of the former park of Westcombe House, which has since been demolished.

Local climate

Grotto to Rear of Westcombe Stables 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 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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