Grotto At Base Of South Side Of Castle Mound is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1974. Grotto.

Grotto At Base Of South Side Of Castle Mound

WRENN ID: standing-facade-holly
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Wiltshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 21 October 1974
Type: Grotto
Source: Historic England listing

Description

MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE 1. 5407 Grotto at base of south side of Castle Mound SU 1868 5/273 II 2. Not long before 1735 when Frances, Countess of Hertford, wrote "without partiality I think (it) is in itself much prettier than that at Twickenham". Flint. Stone band. Domical vaulted roof. Round-headed niche. The Countess, daughter-in-law of the 6th Duke, created a picturesque garden with a canal and a cascade; of which the grotto is the only relic.

Listing NGR: SU1839068623

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