Temple By Lady Dorothy Wellesley (Duchess Of Wellington) In The Garden Of Penns In The Rocks is a Grade II listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 December 1982. Temple.

Temple By Lady Dorothy Wellesley (Duchess Of Wellington) In The Garden Of Penns In The Rocks

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wealden
Country
England
Date first listed
31 December 1982
Type
Temple
Source
Historic England listing

Description

In the entry for

13/170A

WITHYHAM GRO0MBRIDGE Temple in the garden of Penns-in-the Rocks

the address shall be amended to read

GROOMBRIDGE Temple by Lady Dorothy Wellesley (Duchess of Wellington) in the garden of Penns-in-the Rocks


1. 5208 TQ 53 SW 13/170A

WITHYHAM GROOMBRIDGE Temple in the garden of Penns-in-the Rocks

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2. The house was occupied from 1925 onwards by Lady Dorothy Wellesley, later Duchess of Wellington, who was a poetess. She built this temple to commemorate the other poets such as W B Yeats, Walter de la Mare and Victoria Sackville West who visited her here. Red brick with stone columns and tiled roof. The names or initials of the poets are inscribed in stone tablets on the floor.

Listing NGR: TQ5205734484

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