Building record 0216205000 - GROTTO, EYTHROPE PAVILION

Summary

Mid-eighteenth century grotto in gardens of Eythrope Park.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1319276: GROTTO BY LAKE C250 METRES NORTH EAST OF EYTHROPE PAVILION

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Type and Period (1)

  • GROTTO (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Grade II. Grotto. Mid C18. Tufa and roughcast with inset pieces of quartz. Forms arch over small inlet of lake. Artificial stalactites, stalagmites and columns. Probably built for Sir William Stanhope as ornament for grounds of former Eythrope House (B12).

Sources (1)

  • <12>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p59.

Location

Grid reference SP 77146 13900 (point)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jun 12 2023 10:53PM

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