Temple of Diana is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1988. Temple.

Temple of Diana

WRENN ID
fallow-terrace-ebony
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 July 1988
Type
Temple
Address
Temple of Diana, Blenheim
OS grid reference
SP 440 158
Coordinates
51.83941, -1.36272
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Temple of Diana is a Grade II* listed building constructed between 1772 and 1773 by Sir William Chambers. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a gabled roof covered with Welsh slate. This Ionic tetrastyle temple has a pediment that includes a Greek inscription in the tympanum, situated above a grey stone frieze adorned with ribboned swags. The temple is supported by Ionic columns in antis, which have grey stone capitals. Inside, the decor includes wheatear festoons over oval medallions, with classical figures at the center. Blenheim Park, where the temple is located, is registered as a Grade I park and garden.

Local climate

Temple of Diana receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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