Calwich Abbey Temple Flanking Bridges With Gates, Gate Piers And Railings

Calwich Abbey Temple flanking bridges, gates, gate piers, and railings date from 1797 and serve as a summer house and fishing lodge. The structure is built of ashlar stone and features a copper-covered dome. It has a square single-cell plan and is a single storey high, with a tetrastyle Doric portico. The pediment includes an oval plaque inscribed "HOC / ET PISCATORIBUS / SACRUM / EXSTRUXIT J. GRANVILLE / DEDICAVITQE / AMAENISSIMO SUO / DOVE 1797." The central entrance consists of a six-panelled door flanked by round-headed niches. The eaves cornice is moulded and capped at each corner with ball ornaments on square section acroteria, and a weather vane featuring a fish motif sits atop the dome.

On either side of the temple, there are cast iron hump-back bridges that span the two arms of a former mill race, with gates and rusticated gate piers at each outer end and railings along the sides. The three other elevations feature glazing bar sashes with small horns and segmental fan lights. The southwest elevation has steps leading down to the water. The temple is an idyllic feature in the pastoral landscape, resembling a small classical temple. At the time of the last survey in September 1984, the portico was roofless.