Listed Building: Grotto at Grotto Spinney (1259887)

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Grade II
NHLE UID 1259887
Date assigned 28 July 1994
Date last amended

Description

Grotto in landscape park. Circa 1770s for William Wentworth, second Earl of Startford. Coursed limestone rubble under an earth mound. Half a hemispere with an open front, built over a natural spring. The interior has exposed stone walls. Source: Jones, B. Follies and Grottoes.

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Grid reference Centred SP 7549 6673 (7m by 7m)
Civil Parish BOUGHTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

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May 12 2022 3:27PM

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