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Latitude: 51.6708 / 51°40'14"N
Longitude: -2.3792 / 2°22'45"W
OS Eastings: 373874
OS Northings: 196954
OS Grid: ST738969
Mapcode National: GBR 0LZ.C8T
Mapcode Global: VH957.Q82K
Plus Code: 9C3VMJCC+78
Entry Name: Two Tunnels and Lakeside Grotto
Listing Date: 1 December 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1290420
English Heritage Legacy ID: 395159
ID on this website: 101290420
Location: Nibley Green, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL11
County: Gloucestershire
District: Stroud
Civil Parish: North Nibley
Traditional County: Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire
Church of England Parish: North Nibley St Martin
Church of England Diocese: Gloucester
Tagged with: Architectural structure
NORTH NIBLEY STANCOMBE PARK
ST 7396 at
NGR ST 73879694
8/124 Two tunnels and lakeside grotto
II
Tunnel beneath former driveway. Tunnel under pathway leading to
lakeside grotto. c1860 for Rev. David Edwards. Ashlar and
roughly hewn marlstone; brick-lined tunnels. Short straight
tunnel under driveway. Longer tunnel under pathway dividing either
side of lakeside grotto. Entrances to north tunnel and north
entrance of longer tunnel are round-arched in ashlar marlstone.
At division of tunnels a small slit gives view into narrow end of
grotto which widens out towards lake's edge; grotto contains
sequence of small rock pools with running water. Southern
entrances are formed by large marlstone blocks used in a
naturalistic manner. Just within northern entrance of longer
tunnel a niche to one side containing a carved lion statue,
somewhat Chinese-looking. One of a sequence of features in the
very extensive Regency and early Victorian landscaped park and
pleasure garden.
(B. Jones, Follies and Grottoes, 1974; and D. Verey,
Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979.)
Listing NGR: ST7387496954
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