Shell Grotto, Margate
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The Shell Grotto, sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground shell grotto in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, England. The grotto, which has a passageway and main room, was dug out
The dome inside the Shell Grotto
Inside the Shell Grotto
A detail of the shells
Museum room and souvenir shop
Margate
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Margate is a seaside town in the Thanet District of Kent, England. It is located on the north coast of Kent and covers an area of 2 miles long, 16 miles north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonvi
Shell Grotto, Margate
…The Shell Grotto, sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground shell grotto in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, England. The grotto, which has a passageway and main room, was dug out from chalk, a soft limestone common in the region. Almost all the surface…
Margate Clock Tower
A photochrom print of Margate Harbour in 1897
Margate railway station, which was constructed in 1926 to designs by Edwin Maxwell Fry
Margate Clock Tower and buildings on the sea front