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Pope's Grotto in Grounds of St Catherine's High School

A Grade II* Listed Building in Richmond upon Thames, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.442 / 51°26'31"N

Longitude: -0.3318 / 0°19'54"W

OS Eastings: 516040

OS Northings: 172761

OS Grid: TQ160727

Mapcode National: GBR 6C.YWR

Mapcode Global: VHGR8.60GX

Plus Code: 9C3XCMR9+Q7

Entry Name: Pope's Grotto in Grounds of St Catherine's High School

Listing Date: 2 September 1952

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1192178

English Heritage Legacy ID: 205295

ID on this website: 101192178

Location: Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, London, TW1

County: London

District: Richmond upon Thames

Electoral Ward/Division: South Twickenham

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Richmond upon Thames

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Holy Trinity Twickenham

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Grotto

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TQ 1672
22/2
2.9.52

CROSS DEEP (east side)
Pope's Grotto in grounds of St Catherine's High School

II*

Grotto with rusticated arched entrance facing river, and running under the road to what was part of Pope's Estate on the other side and is now the school playing fields (passage lengthened when road widened C19-C20). Long passage with two "chapels" one on either side of entrance. Lined with cement in which are set rocks, stones, stalactites (said to have come from Wookey Hole in Somerset) etc. and the cement worked to intimate rough rocks.

There are a few bits of sculpture (statues, etc not good) in the "chapels" The decorations which lined the grotto have long since gone and the grotto is dark and gloomy though dry. The whole is well looked after and preserved by the Sisters. The school and convent stand on the site of Pope's House above the entrance to the Grotto.

(Also a smaller grotto in the grounds probably of similar origin.) '

Listing NGR: TQ1604072761

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