The Gothic Temple is a Grade II* listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Temple.
The Gothic Temple
- WRENN ID
- inner-panel-gorse
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Elmbridge
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge MP: Dr Ben Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Temple
- Address
- The Gothic Temple, Painshill Park
- OS grid reference
- TQ 096 600
- Coordinates
- 51.32882, -0.42732
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gothic Temple is a Gothick style structure built in the late 18th century, located in Painshill Park, Cobham, within the Borough of Elmbridge. This octagonal temple is constructed of wood covered in stucco, featuring a plastered wood roof. It has eight square uprights, each topped with an obelisk finial and separated by battlements. Each side of the temple includes one ogee arched opening, which is divided by a Y-shaped pendant, with a quatrefoil roundel positioned above. The interior boasts a fan vaulted roof, complete with a central pendant and petal decoration. At the time of the last survey, the temple was encased in scaffolding and undergoing restoration.
Local climate
The Gothic Temple sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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