Artist Paul Hazelton, from Margate, says he feels it is his responsibility to restore the damaged wall of the Shell Grotto An artist is undertaking painstaking work to restore parts of the original ...

Some believe it was a meeting spot for sea witchcraft A TRENDY seaside town has a bizarre underground attraction made of millions of shells. However, there is a long-standing mystery behind it – as no ...

Margate has been described as one of the most vibrant and exciting seaside resorts in the country. It has seen a huge revival in recent years with the arrival of the Tate Contemporary art gallery, ...

Who built the Shell Grotto, and why do we care so much? By Gabrielle Schwarz Six years ago, during a trip to the seaside town Margate, England, my family and I visited a site known as the Shell Grotto ...

The world is full of unsolved mysteries. Codes, puzzles, and cryptic public art tease us with their intrigue, and have left some of our most revered historians, cleverest cryptographers, and most ...

The Shell Grotto in Margate, Kent, is a beautiful subterranean passageway that was discovered by chance in 1835. The chalk walls of the Grotto are covered in 4.6 million shells which have been placed ...

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Spring has sprung and despite the unpredictable British weather people have been flocking to the beach. As the days become sunnier and warmer, it's no surprise that most Brits are eyeing up the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Less than six feet beneath a residential neighborhood in the English seaside town of Margate lies a mysterious underground cavern.

A TRENDY seaside town has a bizarre underground attraction made of millions of shells. However, there is a long-standing mystery behind it – as no one knows why it was built. Hidden beneath Margate in ...