Temple of Friendship in Grounds of St Ann's Hill House is a Grade II listed building in the Runnymede local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 June 1972. Temple.

Temple of Friendship in Grounds of St Ann's Hill House

WRENN ID
gilded-frieze-plum
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Runnymede
Constituency
Runnymede and Weybridge MP: Dr Ben Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 June 1972
Type
Temple
Address
Temple of Friendship in Grounds of St Ann's Hill House, St Ann's Hill Road
OS grid reference
TQ 027 673
Coordinates
51.39561, -0.52467
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Temple of Friendship, located in the grounds of St Ann's Hill House in Chertsey, is a late 18th century structure built by Charles James Fox. This small rectangular building is faced with Roman cement and features a cornice and parapet. The entrance is flanked by pairs of stone Ionic columns, which have lost their cement coating. Inside, there is an apsidal end that contains three semi-circular niches, each holding a bust of Fox on tall pedestals. Additionally, there are two inscriptions, one in English and the other in Italian, both praising friendship.

Local climate

Temple of Friendship in Grounds of St Ann's Hill House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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