Temple 160 Metres East of Millichope Park is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. Temple.

Temple 160 Metres East of Millichope Park

WRENN ID
ragged-soffit-onyx
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1974
Type
Temple
OS grid reference
SO 528 883
Coordinates
52.49071, -2.69633
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The temple, located 160 metres east of Millichope Park, is a memorial structure dated 1770, designed by George Steuart as a cenotaph for the More family. It is built from ashlar stone and features a leaded domed roof. The exterior is a cylindrical shape set on a circular base, adorned with eight Ionic pilasters and eight Ionic columns that support a plain entablature and a moulded dentil cornice, topped by the leaded dome. The entrance consists of a six-panelled door framed by a plain surround, with an inscribed and dated plaque above it.

Inside, the temple has moulded skirting, dado, cornice, and a coffered dome. There is an inscribed pedestal memorial that is topped with a statue of a winged cherub holding a globe on a vase, commemorating L More, who died in 1744, and J More, who died in 1763. The temple serves as a striking focal point in the picturesque landscape that includes a cliff-face, lake, and lawn, as viewed from the front of Millichope Park.

Local climate

Temple 160 Metres East of Millichope Park receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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