Grotto Approximately 20 Metres West Of Belcombe Court And To North Of Temple

ST 86 SW BELCOMBE ROAD 5411 (north side)

Grotto approx 30 m W of Belcombe Court and to N of Temple (formerly listed as Grotto in Grounds to W of Belcombe Court)

GV 23.8.74 II

the description shall be amended to read:

Grotto. 1740s for Francis Yerbury. Built of tufa to an irregular plan and shape. Segmental-arched entrance. Two small windows to north. Interior: ammonites to floor; mock stalactites to ceiling; passage to room overlooking pond, which has seats set against walls. Part of the garden bounded by the ha-ha (q.v.) and including the temple (q.v.), garden seat and Gothick cottage (q.v.: situated to W of ha-ha) which Francis Yerbury created to the west of Belcombe Court (q.v.) in the 1740s: situated to north of pond.

------------------------------------ 1. BELCOMBE ROAD 5411 (North Side)

Grotto in Grounds to West of Belcombe Court

ST 86 SW 6/116D 18.4.52.

II GV

1. Close to the lake and the Temple. Possibly C18. Irregularly-shaped rocky eminence. Segmental arched entrance.

Belcombe Court forms an important group with the Temple, Stables, Barn, Grotto and Cottage to the west.

Listing NGR: ST8170260641