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The grotto was built, or at least built for, John Scott, an 18th century poet. He was born in London in 1731 and moved to Hertfordshire in 1740 to find cleaner air. John Scott inherited Amwell House and its grounds when his father died in 1768. Building grottoes was fashionable at this time so when rebuilding the house and landscaping the gardens he decided to build his own.

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