Scott's Grotto
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Scott's Grotto in Ware, Hertfordshire, is a Grade I listed building and with six chambers the most extensive shell grotto in the United Kingdom. "It is, although on a small scale, far more complex tha
The porch of Scott's Grotto today.
An 18th century contemporary engraving of Scott's Grotto at Amwell.
Shell grotto
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A shell grotto is a type of folly, a grotto decorated with sea shells. The shell grotto was a popular feature of many British country houses in the 17th and 18th centuries. It suited the Baroque and R
Scott's Grotto
…Scott's Grotto in Ware, Hertfordshire, is a Grade I listed building and with six chambers the most extensive shell grotto in the United Kingdom. "It is, although on a small scale, far more complex than Alexander Pope's at Twickenham. Compared with the grotto at Stourhead…
Detail of the Shell Grotto, Nienoord, Netherlands, in a rectangular wooden pavilion, c. 1700
Part of the Shell Grotto in Margate
The shell-free Crystal Grotto at Painshill