Kier Starmer was invited to and attended the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos earlier this year while incumbent prime minister Rishi Sunak did not attend.  Does this mean Starmer was […]

by M Dowling, Independent Sentinel: Sen. Mike Lee called for the Senate to act on the SAVE Act, recently passed by the House. “Federal elections are only for U.S. citizens,” Lee declared. However, the legislation faced opposition when it was brought to the Senate floor. Despite Lee’s efforts to push for immediate passage, Senate Democrats objected to […]

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Imagine having some workers digging a hole in your garden when they fall into an underground cavern. That happened to a farmer in Margate, Kent, England, in 1835. They found its walls covered in ornate shell mosaics when they entered the underground tunnel. No one knows who made the shell grotto or what its purpose was. The one reigning opinion is that it is an incredible sight! @kaii.wiilson #grotto #shellgrotto #margate #explore ♬ Magical Fantasy – Dmitriy Sevostyanov The shell grotto includes 70 feet of serpentine passageway, with a rectangular cavern at the southern end and a rotunda at the northern end. The passageways are nearly eight feet high, and the underground structure measures roughly 2,000 square feet. Downloadable file: The Shell Grotto Margate. The passages within the shell grotto have more than 4.6 million shells. The mosaic patterns include depictions of gods and goddesses and symbols such as the Tree of Life. No one knows how or why the underground structure came to be, but the imagery hints at a possible pagan origin. Experts believe it was built in the 1700s or early 1800s, but the shells cannot be carbon-dated. Walking Through The Shell Grotto Is Breathtaking Entering via the north staircase, you descend through a carved chalk passage into the north tunnel. The shells in the grotto begin within the rotunda. Image from YouTube. At the south end of the rotunda is a dome that allows natural light into the chamber. As you turn to face the arched entryways to the rotunda, the dome is an impressive sight. Image from YouTube. Stepping into the center of the dome and looking up, you can see its open center. The shell mosaics are visible at the top of the dome structure, which is quite high. Image from YouTube. So many shells, patterns, and images are dancing around the walls that it isn’t easy to focus on just one portion of the raw beauty. Although you may never see this structure in real life, we did find a great YouTube tour. This virtual tour allows viewers to experience the adventure without the travel and displays much more of the cave’s grandeur. The property remains privately owned, but you can visit for a walk-thru if you are in the area. Friends of the Shell Grotto maintains the structure. Sections of the grotto have been used as backdrops for book covers, magazines, news reports, movies, and more. We hope you enjoyed exploring the shell grotto with us. If you think this will amaze your friends and family, please share it with them. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Stunning Footage Shows Shell Grotto Hidden Beneath A Garden appeared first on InspireMore.

On this day 231 years ago, John Clare, the “peasant poet” was born. Living his whole life in the countryside of Northamptonshire, he was a poet of natural England, the son of a farmer, and the husband to a milkmaid. He started composing poetry after reading James Thomsen’s The Seasons, and sold them as a way […] The post Good News in History, July 13 appeared first on Good News Network.

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“Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. From the time that it … The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.