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Britain has an amazing range of caves and grottoes open to the public, many of which are so old details and dates of construction are unknown. Here, I show visits to Dewstow Hidden Grotto in Monmouthshire, the Royston Cave and Scott’s Grotto in Ware, both in Hertfordshire and Grimes Graves in Norfolk, all in gloriousContinue reading “The Underground in 3D”

In 1893 (the year The Stereoscopic Society was founded) Henty Oakley purchased Dewstow estate in Monmouthshire, and created a wonderful garden containing a grotto constructed by the famous Pulham company of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. After Oakley’s death in 1940 the gardens were neglected and the grottoes filled in and forgotten. The estate was purchased by theContinue reading “Dewstow Hidden Grotto”

Grimes Graves are neolithic flint mines near Thetford, Norfolk, the only flint mines in UK open to the public. The Anglo-Saxons named them Grimes Graves, but it was not until Victorian times that they were excavated and it was discovered that they were nearly 5,000 years old. Over 400 pits were dug here, but onlyContinue reading “Grimes Graves”