Comments on: The Grotto and Cottage Orné, Oatlands Park, Surrey, as seen by the novelist Denton Welch https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/ Rambles to, and ramblings about, Follies and Garden and Landscape Ornament. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:22:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5177 Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:52:57 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5177 In reply to Iain Gray.

Hello Iain. Well that gives me a lovely excuse to dig out my copy and re-read it, thanks.

]]> By: Iain Gray https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5176 Sun, 12 Sep 2021 16:49:25 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5176 I think the grotto may have been mentioned in Three Men n A Boat.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5076 Sun, 05 Sep 2021 07:27:44 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5076 In reply to Karl Winship.

Dear Karl. Thank you so much for your kind words and I will endeavour to keep delivering a Saturday morning story to you. I will get back to you on the Studley Venus after I have consulted an expert friend. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

]]> By: Karl Winship https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5072 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 18:31:42 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5072 In reply to Editor.

Excellent article and images . I was pleased to read that some items were saved for the local museum. I was particularly pleased about the safeguarding of the statue of Venus and appreciated the link to the museum website .

It reminded me of the statue of Venus which was lost at the Studley Royal Water Garden when the statuary was put up for auction in approximately 1967 .

Does the The Folly Flâneuse by any chance know the current location of the statue of. Venus that was for many years in the Banqueting House at the Studley Royal Water Gardens ? I really would like to know .

I do so look forward to reading the Folly Flâneuse early on a Saturday morning. The articles and images are very interesting. Keep up the good work !

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5070 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 16:06:36 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5070 In reply to Gwyn.

Hello Gwyn. Lovely indeed and a terrible loss.

]]> By: Gwyn https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5069 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 14:32:45 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5069 Lovely, lovely, lovely. What a tragic loss, and to think my parents could have had time to take me to see it instead of shipping me off to Africa. Still, its demise was one of the triggers for the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act 1953, less than a century after those unlettered barbarians in France instituted a similar safeguard.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5067 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:34:01 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5067 In reply to John Holland.

Thanks John. I’m ashamed to say I have never made it to Goldney’s grotto. I was booked to visit last year but sadly Covid got in the way. I will rearrange as soon as I can.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5066 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:31:30 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5066 In reply to Julia Abel Smith.

Hello Julia. Yes, apparently Emile Zola was moved by the graves of all the pets. Very pleased to have introduced you to Denton Welch.

]]> By: Julia Abel Smith https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5065 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 09:34:33 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5065 Thank you so much. Is this the estate where Frederica, Duchess of York lived with her menagerie?
I love those Shell posters and had never heard of Denton Welch.

]]> By: John Holland https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-grotto-and-cottage-orne-oatlands-park-surrey-as-seen-by-the-novelist-denton-welch/#comment-5064 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 09:16:39 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=5707#comment-5064 Another fascinating article – thank you!
I love grottos. We live in Bristol and have been to the magnificent grotto in the gardens of Goldney House which no doubt you know. If not, it’s certainly worth a visit plus the tower and belvedere which provide great views over the city – https://visitbristol.co.uk/whats-on/historic-garden-tour-at-goldney-house-p2461473

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