Rock Cave Immediately South East of Shell Grotto at St Audries
ROCK CAVE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH EAST OF SHELL GROTTO AT ST AUDRIES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389107
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Rock Cave Immediately South East of Shell Grotto at St Audries
- Statutory Address:
- ROCK CAVE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH EAST OF SHELL GROTTO AT ST AUDRIES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389107
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Rock Cave Immediately South East of Shell Grotto at St Audries
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROCK CAVE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH EAST OF SHELL GROTTO AT ST AUDRIES
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:
- ROCK CAVE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH EAST OF SHELL GROTTO AT ST AUDRIES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- West Quantoxhead
- National Grid Reference:
- ST1106242382
Details
ST14SW
309/5/10003
21-JUN-00
WEST QUANTOXHEAD
Rock Cave immediately south east of Shell Grotto at St Audrie's
GV
II
Ornamental garden cave. Circa 1830s or 1840s. Small rustically constructed stone rubble building, built into bank. Comprises a rough stone arch which gives into a short tunnel that leads to a small circular chamber on the left [NW] with a corbelled stone roof. It is roughly constructed of various sizes of rocks, deliberately rustic in a Picturesque manner. The cave is situated adjacent to St Audrie's [house], the orangery and shell grotto, all listed . The gardens at St Audrie's are grade II on the Register of Parks and Gardens.
Listing NGR: ST1106242382
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486608
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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