The Tortoise House, Wotton House

The Tortoise House at Wotton House is a structure built around 1820-1830. It is made of Portland stone, rubblestone, and brick, with a wooden superstructure and a tiled roof. The building is rectangular and has two storeys. It features an Ionic garden temple design with four bays by two, supported by three Ionic columns on the sides and Ionic pilaster piers at the ends, which hold up an architrave frieze and cornice. The upper storey has open sides divided into bays by thin wooden piers with attached Corinthian pilasters. It has a flat roof with overhanging eaves. The upper floor was likely used as a viewing platform for the tortoises that lived in a pool in front of the temple. Currently, the structure is in a ruinous and nearly roofless condition. The Tortoise House is listed as one of the items in the Gardens of Wotton House, which is included in the "Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England: Part 40 Surrey" at Grade II*.