Grottoing at Margate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8934532 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Roy Vickery (corresponding author), Monica E Vickery |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-24 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1979.9716119 |
| OpenAlex | W2323969383 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
IN her books on folk customs Christina Hole has given detailed descriptions of the children's custom of making grottoes.' Like most other writers who mention grottoes, Miss Hole has tended to concentrate on the grottoes constructed by children in the London area, but the custom was formerly widespread along the southern coast of Britain.2 The present notes describe how grottoes were made at the seaside resort of Margate in Kent. There are two points which should be made clear from the start. Firstly, the custom of making grottoes does not seem to be connected in any direct way with the elaborate shell grotto which is open to the public on Grotto Hill in Margate. Our informants seem to be extremely vague about this attraction
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |