Temple in the Grounds of Bishopstrow House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1976. Temple.

Temple in the Grounds of Bishopstrow House

WRENN ID
sheer-frieze-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 November 1976
Type
Temple
Address
Temple in the Grounds of Bishopstrow House, Warminster Road
OS grid reference
ST 896 440
Coordinates
51.19573, -2.14915
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The temple in the grounds of Bishopstrow House is a Doric rotunda dated 1770, as indicated on the floor. It is constructed of limestone and features a lead domed roof. The structure stands on a two-step stylobate and is supported by eight Tuscan columns. It has a frieze adorned with triglyphs and a modillioned cornice that leads up to the dome, which is topped with a ball finial. The circular stone floor is inscribed with the words 'Erected 1770'. This temple is set in a picturesque garden beside the River Wylye. It was built for the 17th-century Bishopstrow House, which was destroyed around 1800 and replaced by the current Bishopstrow House located to the north of Warminster Road. The gardens and the house are connected by a tunnel that runs under the road.

Local climate

Temple in the Grounds of Bishopstrow House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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