Grotto is a Grade II listed building in the Redbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1954. Grotto.

Grotto

WRENN ID
muffled-rood-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Redbridge
Country
England
Date first listed
10 April 1954
Type
Grotto
Address
Grotto, Valentines Park
OS grid reference
TQ 433 880
Coordinates
51.57302, 0.06746
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grotto in Valentines Park, Ilford, is an early 18th-century structure featuring a brick core with Portland stone and rusticated quoins made of flint work. It has three bays, with a large central opening that contains seats and an apsidal ceiling decorated with shell-work and copper slag decoration. The Grotto is located on the south side of the formal canal and is part of the early 18th-century formal garden layout. Valentines Park is listed in the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens at grade II.

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