Tuscan Temple is a Grade I listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1955. A C18 Temple. 1 related planning application.

Tuscan Temple

WRENN ID: buried-cobble-evening
Grade: I
Local Planning Authority: North York Moors National Park
Country: England
Date first listed: 4 January 1955
Type: Temple
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SE 68 SW HELMSLEY DUNCOMBE PARK ESTATE

6/55 Tuscan Temple 4.1.55 (Formerly listed under General) GV I

Temple in grounds of Duncombe Park (qv). c1730 in Palladian style. Sandstone ashlar, lead roof. Circular peripteral plan. Tuscan columns on stepped podium. 6 fielded-panel door. 3 sash windows with glazing bars. Plain frieze and moulded cornice. Low drum with circular window with radial glazing bars. Cornice. Hemispherical dome. Interior: door and windows in bead and egg and dart moulded frames and shell-niches between. Broken scroll pediment above door supports 2 putti holding a medallion. Coffered ceiling with 2 putti holding a garland in the centre. Hussey, 'Duncombe Park I and II', Country Life, December 5 and 12, 1957; Pevsner, 'Yorkshire: the North Riding', 1966.

Listing NGR: SE6070582624

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