Excavation reveals Beckford’s hidden Grotto is double the expected size

Excavation reveals Beckford’s hidden Grotto is double the expected size

For the first time in over 100 years, William Beckford’s hidden Grotto Tunnel is publicly visible again. A team of archaeologists and building experts have uncovered the original steps and retaining walls, along with various historic objects including clay pipes smoked by the stonemasons who first built the Grotto in the 1820s.

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