Rotunda In The Temple Gardens

The Rotunda in the Temple Gardens is a late 19th-century structure located in Cholmondeley Park. It is made of limestone and features a wrought iron open-work dome. The rotunda serves as a shelter with seating and is designed in a florid Classical style. It is supported by six slender Corinthian columns that hold up a circular cornice adorned with garlands, and the dome is framed by small wrought-iron back-to-back volutes. The high square bases of the columns are intricately carved with lion heads, quivers, shields, helmets, and cannons or ribbons and fruit. These columns are connected by a circular stone seat with central console supports, and each column features a mid-height band of garlands. The shelter has a circular base paved with yorkstone, which is accessed by two steps. At the top of the dome, there is a cross finial rising from the central summit boss. The rotunda was relocated to its current position in the late 20th century.