2011

TR3570 : The Altar Chamber of the Shell Grotto, Margate

taken 13 years ago, near to Margate, Kent, England

The Altar Chamber of the Shell Grotto, Margate
The Altar Chamber of the Shell Grotto, Margate
Situated in Grotto Hill. This strange, underground grotto was discovered in 1835. It was opened to the public in 1838 and is now a Grade I listed building which remains a tourist attraction. Although there are many theories on the Grotto's origins, who made it, when or why remain mysteries. It contains 4.6 million shells (I wonder who counted them) and, although in need of cleaning, a way of doing this without destroying the shells has yet to be discovered.

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Category: Grotto
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Architectural features illustrated Automatic Clusters: · Listed Building [20] · Shell Grotto [13] · Opened to the Public in 1838 [2] ·
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TR3570, 397 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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pam fray   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 3 August, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 5 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 3591 7085 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:23.2576N 1:23.3564E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 3591 7086
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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