The Shell Loggia (1620), Woburn Abbey Designed by Isaac de Caus and built from 1620, this magnificent room connects various ground-floor...

Thomas Goldney," an early water-magi" began his ambitious grotto in 1737. It is one of Britain's best preserved shell grottoes.

Iford Manor has been home to the Cartwright family since 1965, and features a stunning shell pavilion.

The Shell Room (c1759) is a stunning example of shell architecture within the Neues Palace, Potsdam.

Discover The Pleasure Garden at Painshill in Surrey. A stunning landscape garden complete with a grotto.

There is a majestic Neptune Fountain, the Neptunbrunnen (1891) currently before the rathaus, the red town hall in east Berlin. It was...

The cusp of 2019-20 saw us in Poole, Dorset photographing shell carvings, returning to lectures in Gloucester and Wiltshire before flying...

In our extensive travels we have assessed and photographed over 300 authentic Shell Houses and Grottoes in Britain, Ireland and Europe....

Followers of our website will know that as writers/lecturers we have spent over 10 years exploring England, Wales and Ireland and noted...

This is a small indication of aspects of a new work in progress, Conchinilia Journey III. We have 25K words so far and over 90 photos set to