Monument record 0221900000 - THORNTON CONVENT GROTTO

Summary

Eighteenth century garden grotto

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

Description

Dimensions - Width 0003 Length 0007 m
Plan Form - APSIDAL
GROTTO, PROBABLY BUILT LATE C18 OF MATERIAL FROM THE CHANCEL OF THORNTON PARISH CHURCH (BI1). (CHANCEL WAS PULLED DOWN 1780 - SEE CASS 5179). GROTTO WAS RUINOUS & OVERGROWN BY 1947(BI1). FIELD VISIT 16 /2/1977 FOUND GROTTO MUCH RUINED, ESPECIALLY THE REAR PART. SKETCH, CAS FILE(BI6). NGR-GROTTO(BI2)

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC13379 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1947-52 15 PP46-50, 145, 216-8.
  • <2>SBC10450 Map: OS 1972 1:2500 MAP.
  • <3>SBC16851 Bibliographic reference: WOLVERTON & DISTRICT ARCH SOC NEWSLETTER 1969 2 P1 5.
  • <4>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <5>SBC9785 Bibliographic reference: MYNARD DC 1968 (DRAWINGS OF TILES IN HIS POSSESSIO N).
  • <6>SBC505 Bibliographic reference: ARP 1977 (16 FEB) FIELD VISIT.

Location

Grid reference SP 74914 36032 (point)
Civil Parish THORNTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC13447)

Record last edited

Jan 4 2018 1:45PM

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