Temple At Temple Pool, Upton House

RATLEY AND UPTON UPTON SP34SE 5/137 Temple at Temple Pool, Upton 30/05/67 House (Formerly listed as Temple at Temple Pool)

• II

Garden temple. c.1745. Attributed to Sanderson Miller. Ironstone ashlar with dressings and front of grey limestone ashlar. Tile roof with parapet. Single storey. 3-window range. Classical style. Four steps up to full width portico of single and 2 pairs of alternated Tuscan columns, entablature and steep central pediment. Plain railings to sides. Main block has angle pilasters and rusticated alternating quoins. Central glazed double-leaf doors with overlight and sashes all have stone lintels. Rear of 2 storeys due to steeply-sloping site. Upper part has rusticated quoins. Central sash, with small gablet above. Lower part has blocked round-archway. Interior noted as having classical moulded dado rail and cornice. Prominent position in the centre of the dam at the end of the Temple Pool. (Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p.439; G. Jackson-Stops; Upton House, Warwickshire (National Trust Guide) p.27; Upton House, Warwickshire Architectural Review, Vol LXIX, April 1931, p.126).

Listing NGR: SP3740844584