Temple in Grounds of Mount Clare is a Grade II* listed building in the Wandsworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1955. Temple. 1 related planning application.

Temple in Grounds of Mount Clare

WRENN ID
long-chamber-jet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Putney MP: Fleur Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1955
Type
Temple
Address
Temple in Grounds of Mount Clare, Minstead Gardens Sw15, SW15 4EE
OS grid reference
TQ 217 738
Coordinates
51.45061, -0.24988
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Temple in the grounds of Mount Clare is a Grade II* listed structure built around 1762-1769. It is designed in the Greek Doric style, inspired by an illustration from Stuart and Revett's work, 'The Antiquities of Athens'. The temple features sculptured panels in both the portico and the interior, along with a coved frescoed ceiling. In 1913, it was relocated from Bessborough House, where it may have been designed by the architect Sir William Chambers.

Local climate

Temple in Grounds of Mount Clare sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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