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Grotto in Grounds of the Bath Spa Hotel Approx. 40M to the West

A Grade II Listed Building in Bathwick, Bath and North East Somerset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3857 / 51°23'8"N

Longitude: -2.3465 / 2°20'47"W

OS Eastings: 375986

OS Northings: 165238

OS Grid: ST759652

Mapcode National: GBR 0QJ.1KX

Mapcode Global: VH96M.8FWL

Plus Code: 9C3V9MP3+7C

Entry Name: Grotto in Grounds of the Bath Spa Hotel Approx. 40M to the West

Listing Date: 5 August 1975

Last Amended: 15 October 2010

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1395845

English Heritage Legacy ID: 511257

ID on this website: 101395845

Location: Bathwick, Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, BA2

County: Bath and North East Somerset

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bath

Traditional County: Somerset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset

Tagged with: Grotto

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Description


NORTH ROAD

Grotto in grounds of
the Bath Spa Hotel
approx 40m to the west
(Formerly Listed as:
NORTH ROAD
Grotto in grounds of
Spa Nurses Home)
05/08/75

GV II

Grotto. Early/mid C19.
MATERIALS: Tufa rock.
PLAN: Semicircular plan.
STYLE: Picturesque style.
EXTERIOR: Constructed cave with semicircular arched doorway flanked by similar open arches faces small pool. Encircled by path between cave and outer rim of rocks. Interior simple and rough.
HISTORY: The grotto was built at a cost of £1000 shortly before the General¿s death (1858), and described as `a place where in the summer heat the most delicious quietitude and repose may be enjoyed¿. Part of General Andrews¿s elaborate villa garden complex laid out at `Vellore¿.
SOURCE: Stewart Harding & David Lambert, `Parks and Gardens of Avon¿ (1994), 75.

Listing NGR: ST7598665238

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