Temple Approximately 32 Metres West Of Belcombe Court

The Temple, located approximately 32 meters west of Belcombe Court, was built in the 1740s for Francis Yerbury. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a circular plan in a classical style. The structure is supported by eight slender Roman Doric columns arranged in wide couples, and it has a triglyph frieze and cornice, topped with a flaming urn on the dome. The Temple overlooks a pond to the west of Belcombe Court. John Wood, the original designer, intended for Belcombe Court to have a natural view across the Avon valley and believed there was an ancient Druidic temple on the site. He was displeased when Francis Yerbury chose a working mason for the construction, which was part of a garden that included the ha-ha, grotto, Gothic cottage, and garden seat created to the west of Belcombe Court in the 1740s.