Discovered by accident in 1838, debate has raged over the Grotto ever since. Even the truth about its discovery is shrouded in mystery.

A transcript of an article from the Kentish Mercury, 12 May 1838 - the first ever recorded reference the Shell Grotto.

A transcription of Victorian novelist Marie Corelli's 1885 article about the Grotto entitled 'One of the World's Wonders'.