Grotto Circa 25 Metres South Of Bleby House is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1960. Grotto.
Grotto Circa 25 Metres South Of Bleby House
- WRENN ID
- sunken-paling-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1960
- Type
- Grotto
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SP 02 28 WINCHCOMBE ABBEY TERRACE (south side) 4/2 Grotto c.25 metres south of Bleby House (formerly listed as 4.7.60 Grotto in garden)
- II Folly. c1700. Rough limestone and tufa, remains of stone slate roofing. A small circular grotto built into south sloping gardens, described by Barbara Jones as follows: '.... small domed round grotto, about 10 ft across made of rock, tufa and shells with a snaggle-toothed ceiling ... very early date, and side windows made of natural holes in two big rocks' (Barbara Jones, Follies and Grottoes, 1974 2nd Edn). The grotto is reputed to stand over the position where St Kenelm's coffin was found and is especially sig- nificant for this very early date.
Listing NGR: SP0251028223
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