The Temple of Music at Tyringham Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1952. Garden pavilion, chapel.
The Temple of Music at Tyringham Hall
- WRENN ID
- swift-merlon-martin
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North MP: Chris Curtis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1952
- Type
- Garden pavilion, chapel
- Address
- The Temple of Music at Tyringham Hall, Tyringham and Filgrave
- OS grid reference
- SP 855 470
- Coordinates
- 52.11489, -0.75249
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Temple of Music at Tyringham Hall is a garden pavilion and chapel built in 1926 by Sir Edwin Lutyens for F. Koenig. It is one of a pair of matching classical pavilions located on the northwest axis of the Hall, flanking the swimming pool. The structure features limestone walling with a portico and dressings made of Portland stone, topped with a concrete dome above the cornice.
Inside, there is a domed vestibule that leads into a short nave and an apsidal chancel. The pedimented portico is supported by four Corinthian pilasters and has a central semicircular arched entrance. A Latin inscription runs along the frieze, and there is a carving in the tympanum. The flank elevations include two arched stone-framed windows that project on brackets.
The interior vestibule showcases green scagliola Corinthian columns and a patterned marble floor, with altars located in shallow side apses. The nave features black Corinthian pilasters, a metal grille floor designed for organ sound, and carved oak stalls, panelling, and doors. A marble altar is positioned with a circular stair leading to the crypt on either side. The sanctuary beyond has a floor at crypt level, with the organ situated below the nave.
Local climate
The Temple of Music at Tyringham Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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