Grotto At Base Of South Side Of Castle Mound

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

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

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1287 IOE Records taken by Hilary Mack; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mrs Hilary Mack. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project