The Shell House Approximately 550 Metres to South of Acton Burnell Hall
THE SHELL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 550 METRES TO SOUTH OF ACTON BURNELL HALL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1055574
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1986
- Statutory Address:
- THE SHELL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 550 METRES TO SOUTH OF ACTON BURNELL HALL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1055574
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1986
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE SHELL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 550 METRES TO SOUTH OF ACTON BURNELL HALL
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE SHELL HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 550 METRES TO SOUTH OF ACTON BURNELL HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Acton Burnell
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 53471 01432
Details
ACTON BURNELL C.P. ACTON BURNELL PARK SJ 50 SW SJ 5345 0142 6/20 The Shell House approx. - 550 metres to south of Acton Burnell Hall - II Grotto. Said to be circa 1750. Rustic coursed and squared sandstone with domed roof. Octagonal plan. Pairs of rectangular windows flanking doorway to north-west. Interior: the upper parts of the walls and the dome are covered with shells in a radial design with a central boss, and shell patterns and pictures in the panels; there are Chinese-type glazed picture tiles on the lower part of the walls and there was formerly a continuous bench around the walls,and a central table, the base of which survives. The grotto stands on the north-western slopes of Acton Burnell Hill within the park of Acton Burnell Hall. Barbara Jones, Follies and Grottos, Constable, 1953, Pp. 169 and 379.
Listing NGR: SJ5347101432
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 259672
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Jones, B, Follies and Grottoes, (1953)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 35 Shropshire,
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