The lift to the Marsden Grotto
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The lift to the Marsden Grotto
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 18 Apr 2023
The Grotto is a pub and restaurant at the foot of the cliffs at Marsden Bay. It is partly in a cave cut into the rock. There has been a pub here since the early 19th century, accessed by a staircase down the cliff face. The lift was built in 1938 when Vaux Breweries of Sunderland bought the site.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.976936
Longitude
-1.377535