Manse, Temple

The Manse in Temple is an early 18th century building featuring two storeys and a basement, with an irregular three-bay plan that includes later additions and alterations. It is constructed from snecked random sandstone rubble with droved dressings and has droved strip quoins.

The northern entrance elevation is asymmetrical, showcasing a gabled central bay that features a 1890 stugged canted bay window on both the ground and first floors, topped with a slate roof. To the right, there is a slightly recessed gabled bay with a single window off-centre on the first floor. To the left, another recessed gabled bay contains a timber panelled door at the ground level, which is centred and has a two-pane fanlight above it. There is also a window in the centre of the first floor, and a datestone reading ?1890? is set into the gablehead.

The western elevation is also asymmetrical, with windows in the ground of the centre and outer left bays featuring relieving arches. The first floor has regular fenestration above. A 20th century conservatory is attached to the ground of the recessed gabled bay on the outer right, while the centre of the first floor has an infilled window and a window off-centre to the left of the gablehead.

The southern elevation remains asymmetrical, with a single window off-centre to the left of the centre bay at ground level. Flanking ground floor bays each have two leaf glazed timber doors with three-pane fanlights. A stair window is positioned between the ground and first floors, and there are windows in the flanking bays of the first floor. A 20th century conservatory is present on the outer left, with a blank recessed bay behind it. To the outer right, there is a recessed lean-to addition with a porch in front that has a boarded timber door.

The eastern elevation is asymmetrical as well, featuring a window at ground level in the central bay with an exposed lintel. Above, there are two three-pane windows, although some stonework between and above has been removed. The outer right bay is blank, while the ground floor of the gabled bay on the outer left is obscured by a lean-to addition. There is a small window off-centre to the right on the first floor, and another window off-centre to the right of the gablehead.

The building predominantly features two, three, and four-pane timber sash and case windows on the northern and eastern elevations, while the remainder has twelve-pane timber sash and case windows. The roof is covered with grey slate and includes timber bargeboards, coped gablehead, and wallhead stacks with circular cans. The rainwater goods are made of cast iron.

The interior was not seen in 1998.