Garden Temple At Ngr 354059 500 Metres South Of Gopsall Hall Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1996. Garden temple.
Garden Temple At Ngr 354059 500 Metres South Of Gopsall Hall Farm
- WRENN ID
- tattered-hinge-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1996
- Type
- Garden temple
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SK 30 NE TWYCROSS B 4116, Gopsall Park (South side (off)) 2/10014 Garden Temple at NGR 354059, 500m south of Gopsall Hall Farm
II
Garden Temple. 1767, ruined 1835. Designed by James Paine and altered in execution by the Hiorns brothers. Ashlar. Octagonal plan with eight arches and eight Ionic columns. Now partly ruined with four columns partly standing. The whole stands within an octagonal enclosure surrounded by a low brick wall. Most of the original stones for this building survive, and are scattered romantically around this enclosure. Originally the building was surmounted by a statue of Religion by Roubiliac, and contained a cenotaph by by Richard Hayward. Source; James Paine by Peter Leach. London 1988 p 186.
Listing NGR: SK3542605925
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