Shell Grotto Approximately 45 Metres North West Of St Audries School is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Grotto.
Shell Grotto Approximately 45 Metres North West Of St Audries School
- WRENN ID
- endless-pedestal-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Grotto
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST14SW WEST QUANTOXHEAD
309/5/213 Shell Grotto, approx 45 metres North West of St. Audries School
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GV II
Grotto. Circa 1830s or 1840s; possibly by Richard Carver of Taunton. Random rubble of assorted local stones and inset ammonites, almost completely obscurred by ivy at time of survey(August 1983). Roughly oval in plan, entrance on East front, lit West and South fronts. Pointed arched windows with damaged tracery, externally completely obscurred by ivy, entrance reached up irregular flight of 4 steps, past ledge serving as a seat to left of entrance, patterned pebble threshhold similar to one inside grotto, pointed arched doorway with octagonal diamond and divided tracery, probably mid C19. Interior only partially viewed - appears to contain cross-vaulted ceiling with central pendent and subsiduary ones, some terminating in shells. Walls encrusted with shells, including those not found in local waters, also ammonities and mineral samples. Patterned pebble floor. In generally poor condition at time of survey.
Listing NGR: ST1104842390
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