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Latitude: 51.4163 / 51°24'58"N
Longitude: -1.7369 / 1°44'12"W
OS Eastings: 418390
OS Northings: 168623
OS Grid: SU183686
Mapcode National: GBR 4X7.5NK
Mapcode Global: VHB46.VN3L
Plus Code: 9C3WC787+G6
Entry Name: Grotto at Base of South Side of Castle Mound
Listing Date: 21 October 1974
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1273151
English Heritage Legacy ID: 446155
ID on this website: 101273151
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Marlborough
Built-Up Area: Marlborough
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Tagged with: Grotto
MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE
1.
5407
Grotto at base of south
side of Castle Mound
SU 1868 5/273
II
2.
Not long before 1735 when Frances, Countess of Hertford, wrote "without partiality
I think (it) is in itself much prettier than that at Twickenham". Flint. Stone
band. Domical vaulted roof. Round-headed niche. The Countess, daughter-in-law
of the 6th Duke, created a picturesque garden with a canal and a cascade; of
which the grotto is the only relic.
Listing NGR: SU1839068623
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