Shell Grotto

The Shell Grotto is an ornate subterranean passageway shell grotto in Margate, Kent, England. Almost all the surface area of the walls and roof is covered in mosaics created entirely of seashells, totalling about 2,000 square feet (190 m²) of mosaic, or 4.6 million shells. It was claimed to have been "discovered in 1835", but its age and purpose remain unknown. The grotto is a Grade I-listed building and open to the public.

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Shell Grotto, Margate; The Grotto
shell grotto, United Kingdom, 

• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• British Listed Buildings page^@
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Location: 51.388, 1.3899, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Winchelsea Caves ⓘ
  chalk quarry in Dover, Kent

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  Dover Castle ⓘ
  medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England, UK  

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  Ramsgate Tunnels ⓘ
  railway tunnel used as air-raid shelter in Ramsgate, Kent, UK  

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  Fan Bay Deep Shelter ⓘ
  bunker in Dover, UK  

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  Margate Caves ⓘ
  cave in Margate

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  Shell Grotto ⓘ
  an ornate subterranean passageway in Margate, Kent, UK. Grade I listed building

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  Snowdown Colliery ⓘ
  colliery in Kent, England, UK

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  Tilmanstone Colliery ⓘ
  colliery in Kent, England, UK

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  Kent Mining Museum ⓘ
  museum in Deal, Kent, England, UK

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  Bourne Park Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Lydden Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Pegwell Bay Tunnels ⓘ
  tunnels through the cliffs in Pegwell Bay, Kent

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  Priory Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel in the UK

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  Tunnel Railway ⓘ
  narrow-gauge railway in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK

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  Tyler Hill Tunnel ⓘ
  architectural structure in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK

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1179 Dover Castle

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1863 Ramsgate Tunnels

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1941 Fan Bay Deep Shelter

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2022 Kent Mining Museum

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The Altar Chamber of the Shell Grotto, Margate

The Shell Grotto, Grotto Hill, Margate

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 25 - 2011.09.17

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 5 - 2011.09.17

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 10 - 2011.09.17

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 6 - 2011.09.17

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 1 - 2011.09.17

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 2 - 2011.09.17

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
site	bunker		Winchelsea Caves	underground limestone mine, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker	1179	Dover Castle	history museum, castle, bunker, archaeological site, English Heritage, fort	Wikidata
site	bunker	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum	Wikidata
site	bunker	1941	Fan Bay Deep Shelter	artillery battery, National Trust, bunker	Wikidata
site	cave		Margate Caves	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Shell Grotto	shell grotto	Wikidata
site	mine		Snowdown Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Tilmanstone Colliery	coal mine	Wikidata
site	museum	2022	Kent Mining Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Bourne Park Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Lydden Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Pegwell Bay Tunnels	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Priory Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tunnel Railway	railway line, tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Tyler Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		2008-08-24 MargateGrotto		Commons
commons	image		2008-08-24 MargateGrotto		Commons
commons	image		The Altar Chamber of the Shell Grotto, Margate		Commons
commons	image		The Shell Grotto, Grotto Hill, Margate		Commons
commons	image		Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 25 - 2011.09.17		Commons
commons	image		Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 5 - 2011.09.17		Commons
commons	image		Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 10 - 2011.09.17		Commons
commons	image		Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 6 - 2011.09.17		Commons
commons	image		Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 1 - 2011.09.17		Commons
commons	image		Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 2 - 2011.09.17		Commons