In 1835 in Margate, England, a mysterious Shell Grotto was discovered when a boy fell down a hole in his family's garden. When his father James Newlove pulled him out, the boy described the amazing sight of a cave built entirely of millions of seashells. Newlove explored the grotto further and found an altar built of shell mosaics. To this day the original purpose of the Shell Grotto remains a mystery, though some theories suggest it was once a temple or meeting place for a religious sect. It remains a one-of-a-kind tourist attraction in England, though its condition is deteriorating.

1. +
THE MYSTERY
OF THE
MARGATE
SHELL GROTTO

2. In England
in town Margate
there is mysterious
Shell Grotto
which is built from
millions of shells.
Those shells
were from
different countries.

3. Nobody known about ituntil 1835.

4. One day
Mr James Newlove
and his son
was working
in their garden
when suddenly
young boy
fell down the hole.
His father
couldn`t see him.

5. Mr James pulled
him out very quikly
from that hole
but that what he
heard from his
little boy was
amazing and
changed their lifes.

6. After that father
went down and saw
magical grotto.
He realized that,
he discovered
very interesting
place.

7. For three years
Mr James explored
and renewed this cave.
He was preparing
it to visit to
by tourists.

8. In this grotto
there are about
4,6 million of shells.
Inside the cave,
there is an alter
whitch is built
from shells` mosaic.

9. Even now people
don`t know what
was the main reason
Perhaps in the past,
there was a temple.
But nobody
is sure!
of building it.
Some people claim that in this place there was a meeting sect.

10. Unfortunately this
cave`s condition
but still is opened
to visitors.
is getting worse
and worse

11. This is a very beautiful and unprcedented place in the map of England.

12. Opracowała
Izabela Ławrywianiec
Klasa IVa
Źródło:
http://shellgrotto.co.uk
https://www.historicmysteries.com/shell-grotto-of-margate
http://podroze.onet.pl/ciekawe/shell-grotto-tajemnicza-grota-
zbudowana-z-milionow-muszli
www.google.com