Monument record MDO6271 - Grotto in St Giles Park, Wimborne St Giles

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Summary

An ornamental grotto started in 1751 and designed by Mr Castles of Marylebone. The building has walls of flint and rubble and is roofed with tiles and slate. The main rooms are lined with material such as shells and fossils on a framework of tree roots, while smaller ante-rooms are lined with architectural fragments and flints, some suspended on hooks from the ceiling.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 97.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SU 0345 1142 (11m by 15m)
Map sheet SU01SW
Civil Parish Wimborne St Giles; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 026 006
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Wimborne St Giles 6

Record last edited

Jan 3 2013 4:24PM

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