The Temple
THE TEMPLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1237890
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Temple
- Statutory Address:
- THE TEMPLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1237890
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 06-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Temple
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE TEMPLE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE TEMPLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Southill
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 14491 43179
Details
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 415242
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in Country Life, (1930), 48
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 2 Bedfordshire,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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