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Latitude: 52.0751 / 52°4'30"N
Longitude: -0.3309 / 0°19'51"W
OS Eastings: 514491
OS Northings: 243179
OS Grid: TL144431
Mapcode National: GBR H48.TD3
Mapcode Global: VHGN5.63YJ
Plus Code: 9C4X3MG9+3M
Entry Name: The Temple
Listing Date: 16 January 1952
Last Amended: 6 March 1985
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1237890
English Heritage Legacy ID: 415242
ID on this website: 101237890
Location: Central Bedfordshire, SG18
County: Central Bedfordshire
Civil Parish: Southill
Traditional County: Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire
Church of England Parish: Southill
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Architectural structure
TL l4SW SOUTHILL SOUTHILL PARK
5/247 The Temple
16.1.52 (formerly listed as fishing
temple with Southill Park House)
- II*
Garden building, known as the Temple or the Fishing Temple. Circa 1800, by
Henry Holland for Samuel Whitbread II as part of his remodelling of Southill
Park. Light mottled brick, with ashlar and stucco, and slate roofs. Small
rectangular Tuscan temple flanked by screen walls to W and E, with small
cottage attched to W end. The temple is sited on the N side of the lake, N of
and in view of Southill Park (house). N elevation: temple has tetrastyle
pedimented port-cochere. 4 pilasters to cella wall, with double doors to
central bay. Temple is flanked by round-headed archways, the flanking screen
wall with blind arcading in same proportions. Screen walls terminate in
round-headed carriage arches in line with porte-cochere. S elevation:temple
has tetrastyle pedimented portico with 4 pilasters to cella wall. French
windows to each of the 3 bays. Plain screen walls. Single-storeyed L-plan
cottage projects from end of LH wall, rather plain, with cast iron lattice
casements. Temple interior: retains original plasterwork Corinthian pilasters
and ornate ceiling. The temple formerly contained 2 marble statues. (C
Hussey, "Southill Park", Country Life, 12th July 1930, p.48.)
Listing NGR: TL1449143179
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