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© Mr Brian Kingsland
IoE Number:
320806
Location:
GROTTO TO NORTH EAST OF OLD WARDOUR CASTLE, (east side)
DONHEAD ST ANDREW, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE
Photographer:
Mr Brian Kingsland
Date Photographed:
06 August 2002
Date listed:
06 July 1987
Date of last amendment:
06 July 1987
Grade
II
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DONHEAD ST. ANDREW WARDOUR PARK
ST 92 NW (east side)
4/308 Grotto to north east of
Old Wardour Castle
GV II
Grotto. 1792 by Josiah Lane of Tisbury. Tufa limestone. Situated
on bank near north east line of bailey wall and approached up
flight of wide stone steps, several entrances and rocky niches at
different levels, interior with rocky tunnels. Built within the
bailey of Old Wardour Castle (q.v.) as part of the landscape scheme
to create pleasure gardens at Old Wardour; Richard Woods was
employed by Eighth Lord Arundell between 1764 and 1771, Capability
Brown worked here from 1773. Also see grottoes at Fonthill (q.v.).
(N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England, Wiltshire, 1975; D. Stroud,
Capability Brown, 1979)