Temple of Diana in the Wilderness Garden at Adlington Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1984. A Mid 18th century Temple.

Temple of Diana in the Wilderness Garden at Adlington Hall

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Macclesfield MP: Tim Roca (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 July 1984
Type
Temple
Period
Mid 18th century
Address
Temple of Diana in the Wilderness Garden at Adlington Hall, Mill Lane
OS grid reference
SJ 904 800
Coordinates
53.31695, -2.1446
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Temple of Diana in the Wilderness Garden at Adlington Hall is a mid-18th century domed circular temple built for Charles Legh. It is constructed from buff sandstone ashlar and features a felted roof. The temple is supported by six Roman Doric columns that are topped with a full entablature. A golden crescent finial has been replaced. The soffit of the dome is decorated with paneling that includes scrolls and garlands. This structure is depicted in a painting from 1760 by James Shrigley, which is displayed in the hall.

Local climate

Temple of Diana in the Wilderness Garden at Adlington Hall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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