Shell Grotto

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

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

• British Listed Buildings listing^@
• Historic England listing^@

Location: 51.3878, 1.3896, ///seats.paint.safely, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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2008-08-24 MargateGrotto 2008

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 17 - 2011.09.17 2011

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 18 - 2011.09.17 2011

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 19 - 2011.09.17 2011

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 20 - 2011.09.17 2011

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 21 - 2011.09.17 2011

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 22 - 2011.09.17 2011

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 23 - 2011.09.17 2011

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 24 - 2011.09.17 2011

Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 25 - 2011.09.17 2011

The Altar Chamber of the Shell Grotto, Margate 2011

The Shell Grotto, Grotto Hill, Margate 2011

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		British Listed Buildings listing@			Wikidata
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
site	1179	Dover Castle	history museum, fort, archaeological site, bunker, castle, tripadvisor		Wikidata
site	1941	Fan Bay Deep Shelter	artillery battery, bunker, tripadvisor		Wikidata
site	1863	Ramsgate Tunnels	railway tunnel, air-raid shelter, museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
site		Winchelsea Caves	air-raid shelter, underground limestone mine		Wikidata
site		Margate Caves	cave		Wikidata
site		Shell Grotto	shell grotto		Wikidata
site		Snowdown Colliery	coal mine		Wikidata
site		Tilmanstone Colliery	coal mine		Wikidata
site	2022	Kent Mining Museum	mining museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
site		Bourne Park Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Lydden Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Pegwell Bay Tunnels	tunnel		Wikidata
site		Priory Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
site		Tunnel Railway	railway line, tunnel		Wikidata
site		Tyler Hill Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
image	2008	2008-08-24 MargateGrotto			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 17 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 18 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 19 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 20 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 21 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 22 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 23 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 24 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	Shell Grotto, Margate, Kent 25 - 2011.09.17			Wikimedia
image	2011	The Altar Chamber of the Shell Grotto, Margate			Wikimedia
image	2011	The Shell Grotto, Grotto Hill, Margate			Wikimedia