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Latitude: 51.9174 / 51°55'2"N
Longitude: -1.3068 / 1°18'24"W
OS Eastings: 447770
OS Northings: 224542
OS Grid: SP477245
Mapcode National: GBR 7VM.LG4
Mapcode Global: VHCX1.92HG
Plus Code: 9C3WWM8V+W7
Entry Name: Grotto Approximately 4 Metres West of the Cold Bath
Listing Date: 27 August 1957
Last Amended: 29 June 1988
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1199415
English Heritage Legacy ID: 252887
ID on this website: 101199415
Location: Rousham, West Oxfordshire, OX25
County: Oxfordshire
District: West Oxfordshire
Civil Parish: Rousham
Traditional County: Oxfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire
Church of England Parish: Rousham
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: Grotto
ROUSHAM ROUSHAM PARK GARDENS
SP4724
14/231 Grotto approx. 4m W of The
27/08/57 Cold Bath
(Formerly listed under The
Cold Bath and small adjoining
pavilion)
GV II*
Grotto. c.1738-40, by William Kent. Squared and coursed limestone, with
semi-circular archway and rusticated stonework beneath imposts. Interior: niches
and quadripartite vault. Adjoins pool known as The Cold Bath. Part of the
landscape gardens laid out by William Kent between 1733 and 1740.
(Rousham Park is included in the H.B.M.C. Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade
I; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p746)
Listing NGR: SP4777024542
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