Temple of Leod Lud Approximately 300 Metres Due South of the Rotunda in the Black Fen Pleasure Grounds is a Grade II* listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1960. Ornamental garden temple.

Temple of Leod Lud Approximately 300 Metres Due South of the Rotunda in the Black Fen Pleasure Grounds

WRENN ID
spare-plinth-starling
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 May 1960
Type
Ornamental garden temple
OS grid reference
SE 413 404
Coordinates
53.85908, -1.37314
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Temple of Leod Lud, located approximately 300 metres due south of the Rotunda in the Black Fen Pleasure Grounds, is an ornamental garden temple built in the mid-18th century. Constructed from weathered ashlar stone, it features a stone slate roof and is a single-storey structure. Access is gained via three steps leading up to a podium, which supports a Tuscan portico that is distyle in antis. The temple is adorned with an entablature and a triangular pediment. The return walls include plain rectangular windows and a deep cornice that extends from the front. This temple is part of a formal garden layout, from which six avenues radiate outward.

Local climate

Temple of Leod Lud Approximately 300 Metres Due South of the Rotunda in the Black Fen Pleasure Grounds receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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