Temple At Temple Pool, Upton House

The Temple at Temple Pool, located at Upton House, is a garden temple built around 1745 and is attributed to Sanderson Miller. Constructed from ironstone ashlar with grey limestone ashlar dressings at the front, it features a tiled roof with a parapet. The temple is a single-storey structure with a three-window range in a classical style.

Access is via four steps leading up to a full-width portico supported by a single and two pairs of alternating Tuscan columns, topped with an entablature and a steep central pediment. Plain railings flank the sides of the portico. The main block is adorned with angle pilasters and rusticated alternating quoins. The central entrance consists of glazed double-leaf doors with an overlight, and all windows have stone lintels.

Due to the steeply sloping site, the rear of the temple is two storeys high, featuring rusticated quoins and a central sash window with a small gablet above. The lower part has a blocked round archway. Inside, the temple includes a classical moulded dado rail and cornice. It occupies a prominent position at the center of the dam at the end of the Temple Pool.