Temple of Arethusa is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. Temple.
Temple of Arethusa
- WRENN ID
- small-rubble-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Constituency
- Richmond Park MP: Sarah Olney (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1950
- Type
- Temple
- Address
- Temple of Arethusa, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Kew Green, TW9 3AB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 187 769
- Coordinates
- 51.47873, -0.29081
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Temple of Arethusa is a small Greek temple portico located in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, built in 1758 by Sir William Chambers. It features two Ionic columns at the front and two additional outer Ionic pillars. The structure is topped with a pediment that has a subtle cornice and a frieze decorated with a key pattern.
Local climate
Temple of Arethusa 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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