Old Wardour Grotto
description: The grotto at the Old Wardour Castle is of a unique structure. It contains natural shapes to it, with the stone seeming as if it is melting off. The grotto has various entrances, windows, and holes that uncover the inside of the structure. The grotto itself is nestled into the forest, with the front part facing a well taken care of lawn and stone steps leading to its entrance. There are to main semi-circles taken out of the front of the structure, one in the middle and the other on the left side. In these spaces, the ground is paved in stone and there are benches lining the walls. This space would have been used for social gatherings, and in that case signifying the social structure of those that would have owned a grotto. It uses movement, sight, touch and sound to create a meaningful place to gather.
creator: Architect: William Wynford
source: Image 1: Old Wardour Castle grotto 01.JPG (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Old_Wardour_Castle_grotto_01.JPG)
source: Image 2: Old Wardour Castle grotto 08.JPG (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Old_Wardour_Castle_grotto_08.JPG)
source: Image 3: Old Wardour Castle grotto 10.JPG (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Old_Wardour_Castle_grotto_10.JPG)
source: Image 4: Old Wardour Castle grotto 06.JPG (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Old_Wardour_Castle_grotto_06.JPG)
source: Image 5: Old Wardour Castle grotto 03.JPG (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Old_Wardour_Castle_grotto_03.JPG)
source: Image 6: Grotto, Old Wardour Castle - geograph.org.uk - 7772444.jpg (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Grotto%2C_Old_Wardour_Castle_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7772444.jpg)
source: Image 7: Grotto, Old Wardour Castle - geograph.org.uk - 7865862.jpg (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Grotto%2C_Old_Wardour_Castle_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7865862.jpg)
date: Built: 14th century
contributor: Hannah Demory
format: Georgian
language: Donhead St. Andrew, Tisbury
type: Garden