Description

SU 93NW WITLEY C.P. WITLEY PARK

8/329 Temple on the
Eastern Edge of
Thursley Lake

II

Temple. Lake C19/Early C20, in Beaux Art style. Smooth ashlar with glazed
and copper lantern above. Four flat faces on compass points with recessed
canted angles between. Ionic columns in antis on pedestals supporting
pulvinated frieze and bead and egg mouldings in angles. Bronze doors to
North-East side. Windows between other flat sides with copper lattice
glazing bars. Stone dome above with male and female herms over cornice and
flanking lantern. Stone flagged floor inside. One of a number of garden
ornaments in the grounds of Witley Park created for Whitaker-Wright, the
financier by H. Paxton-Watson.

Listing NGR: SU9218339483

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26619049

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)