Grotto In Grounds Of The Bath Spa Hotel Approx. 40M To The West is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1975. Grotto.
Grotto In Grounds Of The Bath Spa Hotel Approx. 40M To The West
- WRENN ID
- worn-corridor-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1975
- Type
- Grotto
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NORTH ROAD Grotto in grounds of the Bath Spa Hotel approx 40m to the west (Formerly Listed as: NORTH ROAD Grotto in grounds of Spa Nurses Home) 05/08/75
GV II
Grotto. Early/mid C19. MATERIALS: Tufa rock. PLAN: Semicircular plan. STYLE: Picturesque style. EXTERIOR: Constructed cave with semicircular arched doorway flanked by similar open arches faces small pool. Encircled by path between cave and outer rim of rocks. Interior simple and rough. HISTORY: The grotto was built at a cost of £1000 shortly before the General¿s death (1858), and described as a place where in the summer heat the most delicious quietitude and repose may be enjoyed¿. Part of General Andrews¿s elaborate villa garden complex laid out atVellore¿. SOURCE: Stewart Harding & David Lambert, `Parks and Gardens of Avon¿ (1994), 75.
Listing NGR: ST7598665238
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