The Temple In Whitley Park

The Temple in Whitley Park is a ruined temple or belvedere built around 1752 to 1754, attributed to architect James Paine. The structure is made of ashlar and lined with coursed brickwork. Originally, it featured a domed roof, which is now missing. The building has an octagonal shape set within a square layout with set-back corners. Each of the four sides has a pediment and a heavy moulded eaves cornice with a blocking course. Three sides contain round-arched windows, while the fourth side features a doorway with a shouldered architrave, chambranles, a pulvinated frieze, and a cornice. Each opening is set within a round-arched recess, and there is a moulded impost band. Inside, the octagonal space has windows on four sides and a round-arched niche on each of the other four sides. Some fragments of plasterwork remain, but the floor has collapsed. The lower level also includes round-arched niches on four sides and a round-arched entrance.