No, it is not true. A local man in Wells had some stalagmites (not stalagtites) cut from the floor – sawn off. Pope was presented with one by a “Mr Bruce”, but it is no longer in his Grotto as far as we know. There is no record that Pope ever visited Wookey, or Wells.
At 16:45 17/09/2009, you wrote:
Dear Mr Beckles Willson,
Please can you tell me is it true that the stalactite in Alexander Pope’s grotto was shot from the roof of Wookey Hole?
All the very best
Annabel Dover
