Pope's Grotto in Grounds of St Catherine's High School
Pope's Grotto in grounds of St Catherine's High School, Cross Deep
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1192178
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Pope's Grotto in Grounds of St Catherine's High School
- Statutory Address:
- Pope's Grotto in grounds of St Catherine's High School, Cross Deep
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1192178
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Pope's Grotto in Grounds of St Catherine's High School
- Statutory Address 1:
- Pope's Grotto in grounds of St Catherine's High School, Cross Deep
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Pope's Grotto in grounds of St Catherine's High School, Cross Deep
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Richmond upon Thames (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ1604072761
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 29 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards
TQ 1672
22/2
2.9.52
CROSS DEEP (east side)
Pope's Grotto in grounds of St Catherine's High School
II*
Grotto with rusticated arched entrance facing river, and running under the road to what was part of Pope's Estate on the other side and is now the school playing fields (passage lengthened when road widened C19-C20). Long passage with two "chapels" one on either side of entrance. Lined with cement in which are set rocks, stones, stalactites (said to have come from Wookey Hole in Somerset) etc. and the cement worked to intimate rough rocks.
There are a few bits of sculpture (statues, etc not good) in the "chapels" The decorations which lined the grotto have long since gone and the grotto is dark and gloomy though dry. The whole is well looked after and preserved by the Sisters. The school and convent stand on the site of Pope's House above the entrance to the Grotto.
(Also a smaller grotto in the grounds probably of similar origin.) '
Listing NGR: TQ1604072761
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 205295
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 17 Greater London
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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