Classical Temple at Ngr So 7625 9911 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. A C18 Temple.
Classical Temple at Ngr So 7625 9911
- WRENN ID
- rusted-tower-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Temple
- Address
- Classical Temple at Ngr So 7625 9911, Badger
- OS grid reference
- SO 762 991
- Coordinates
- 52.58923, -2.35175
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Classical Temple, likely built in the late 18th century and attributed to Wyatt, is a circular rotunda located at Badger Dingle. Constructed from sandstone and stuccoed red brick, with a Roman cement dome, it features an open fronted colonnade supported by four Tuscan columns that have square pads at both the top and bottom. The plain frieze supports a moulded entablature, and the dome is ribbed. The temple is accessed by a flight of four shallow steps and is set into the hillside on a rock outcrop. Inside, the back wall retains a stone bench and square holes for a wooden seat above. Additionally, one of the two paths leading to the east is tunnelled through natural rock for about 15 meters, enhancing the approach to the temple.
Local climate
Classical Temple at Ngr So 7625 9911 receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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