Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 5 July 2017.

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GODMERSHAM
GODMERSHAM PARK
Temple at Temple Hill

27.11.57
II
Summerhouse. Late C18. Wood columns, brick, plaster. Doric portico on three steps with four columns supporting triglyph frieze with rosettes and rams' head in metopes, ornamented soffites and pediment over. Double panelled door flanked by fluted Doric pilasters and round arched windows. Over the door an inscribed panel:
D
A.C. S A.Q.
F.T. E.A.
Q.E.T.C.

Interior: C20 plaster board with two niches.

The temple is located within the grounds of Godmersham Park, an estate owned by Edward Austen Knight, brother of Jane Austen. Jane would have visited often. The temple overlooking the house is where Jane Austen is said to have written some of her works (see C.L. Feb. 16. 1945, 291).

Listing NGR: TR0615251016

This listing was enhanced in 2017 to mark the bicentenary of Jane Austen's death.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26644618

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)