Entertainment Venue
GROTTO APPROXIMATELY 300 METRES WEST OF HARDWICK HALL
A historic venue for public entertainment or gatherings.
This entertainment venue is legally protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. As a Grade II listed building, it is nationally important and of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve it. It has been protected for 38 years.
Heritage Expansion
Listed during an era when the criteria for protection expanded to include more vernacular and industrial heritage.
Building Type
Entertainment Venue
Listed Since
25 April 1988
List Entry
1366568
Nearby Development Sites
No brownfield sites within 2km
Nearby Listed Buildings
CRICKETT FARMHOUSE
DICK WHITTINGTON'S COTTAGE
GATE PIERS, STEPS, GATES, RAILINGS AND SECTION OF HA HA WALL APPROXIMATELY 45 METRES IN LENGTH TO EITHER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 40 METRES SOUTH OF HARDWICK HALL
HARDWICK HALL INCLUDING BALUSTRADED TERRACES ATTACHED TO FLANKING WINGS
KITCHEN GARDEN WALL APPROXIMATELY 130 METRES NORTH WEST OF HARDWICK HALL
What is a Listed Building?
Listed buildings are structures of special architectural or historic interest, protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
- Grade I: Exceptional interest (2.5%)
- Grade II*: Particularly important (5.8%)
- Grade II: Special interest (91.7%)