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Shell Grotto at the Dell to North of Goodwood House

A Grade II Listed Building in Westhampnett, West Sussex

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.8746 / 50°52'28"N

Longitude: -0.7408 / 0°44'26"W

OS Eastings: 488695

OS Northings: 109099

OS Grid: SU886090

Mapcode National: GBR DGF.5HV

Mapcode Global: FRA 96BS.H7G

Plus Code: 9C2XV7F5+RM

Entry Name: Shell Grotto at the Dell to North of Goodwood House

Listing Date: 9 October 2000

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1389308

English Heritage Legacy ID: 487943

ID on this website: 101389308

Location: Chichester, West Sussex, PO18

County: West Sussex

District: Chichester

Civil Parish: Westhampnett

Traditional County: Sussex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Sussex

Church of England Parish: Westhampnett St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Chichester

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Description


SU 80 NE
1080/13/10033
09-OCT-00

WESTHAMPNETT
GOODWOOD PARK
Shell grotto at the Dell to north of Goodwood House

GV
II

Garden feature. Circa 1730, for the second Duke of Richmond.
Brick, set in earth bank, with applied shell and pebble cladding and lining (much decayed). Vaulted chamber. Wide round-arched entrance with raised keystone. Interior: blocked circular roof lights; later opening in rear wall; patterned panels discernible.

This is one of several structures set around the bowl of a man-made amphitheatre and all of which were constructed circa 1730 for the second Duke of Richmond as part of his renowned menagerie.

T J McCann, "Much troubled with very rude company...". The 2nd Duke of Richmond's Menagerie at Goodwood", Sussex Archaeological Collections, 132 (1994), pp. 143-9.

Listing NGR: SU8869509099

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