Description

SX 45 SW MAKER-WITH-RAME

8/77 Queen Adelaide's Chapel (formerly
listed as the Grotto)
23.1.68
GV II

Eyecatcher in the form of a chapel or grotto. 1827/28, built to commemorate the
visit of William IV to Mount Edgcumbe. Built on the edge of the cliff and partly cut
out of the solid rock; slatestone rubble walls with granite dressings and slate roof.
Irregular plan, with tunnel entrance to left and 3-sided chamber to right, forming 3
gabled sides each under separate roof; internal triangular recess in rear, carved out
of the cliff. Picturesque Gothic style.
Tunnel to left has 4-centre arched entrance to left side; 2 bays long, divided by a
buttress and with a diagonal buttress to left end, with string course above
buttresses and embattled parapet. The chamber to right has 3 splayed bays to front,
each with 4 centred arched opening. Central arch of one plain granite order, outer
arches of 2 orders. Each arch has slatestone relieving arch and swept buttress left
and right, surmounted by small granite obelisk finials. One obelisk to right of
central arch missing. Coped gable over each arch. Wall is returned to rear right,
also embattled.
Interior The tunnel and the chamber have stone vaulted roofs. To the rear of the
chamber, the triangular recess in the rock has bench carved out of the rock, with
sockets remaining for fixing wooden seating.
Property of Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.

Listing NGR: SX4334551282

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26597078

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)