Gothic Ruin of Temple by Lake in Frogmore Gardens is a Grade II* listed building in the Windsor and Maidenhead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1975. A Victorian Garden house.

Gothic Ruin of Temple by Lake in Frogmore Gardens

WRENN ID
third-iron-wax
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Constituency
Windsor MP: Jack Rankin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1975
Type
Garden house
Period
Victorian
OS grid reference
SU 975 760
Coordinates
51.47522, -0.59627
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gothic ruin of a temple by the lake in Frogmore Gardens was designed by James Wyatt as a garden house, featuring extensions that contribute to its ruinous appearance. The structure is a single storey and includes battlements. It has Perpendicular windows and an early Victorian interior characterized by niches and a panelled ceiling.

Local climate

Gothic Ruin of Temple by Lake in Frogmore Gardens 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 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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