Island Temple, Croome Park

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1302560
Date first listed:: 25-Mar-1968
List Entry Name:: Island Temple, Croome Park
Statutory Address:: Island Temple, Croome Park

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1302560
Date first listed:: 25-Mar-1968
Date of most recent amendment:: 14-Jun-1985
List Entry Name:: Island Temple, Croome Park
Statutory Address 1:: Island Temple, Croome Park

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Island Temple, Croome Park

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Worcestershire
District:: Malvern Hills (District Authority)
Parish:: Croome D'abitot
National Grid Reference:: SO 87899 44648

Details

SO 84 SE 3/9

CROOME D'ABITOT CROOME COURT Island Temple, Croome Park

(formerly listed as Summerhouse on Island)

25.3.68 GV I Garden temple c.1800 probably by James Wyatt. Bath stone ashlar with Coade stone decorative detail. Square plan, open to south, with hipped slate pyramid roof. Two Corinthian columns and two square piers to south front, full entablature with decorated frieze and modillion cornice. Capitals are Portland stone. Within three long rectangular Coade stone reliefs of the Aldobrandini wedding in centre and griffons and tripods to side walls. Two circular plaques of Pyrygion shepherds.

Listing NGR: SO8789944648

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 152540
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
'Transactions of Worcestershire Archaeological Society' in Transactions of Worcestershire Archaeological Society, (1976)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.