Description

SPELSBURY DITCHLEY PARK
SP32SE
8/173 The Rotunda approx. 600m WNW
27/08/57 of Ditchley House
(Formerly listed as Ditchley
Park Mansion and Temple)

GV II*

Garden temple. Circa 1760 by Stiff Leadbetter for the Earl of Litchfield.
Limestone ashlar. Circular plan. A circular Ionic colonnade (the rear section a
solid wall with corresponding pilasters) supports a heavy entablature and a
lead-covered dome; rusticated decagonal base has 5 round-headed openings at the
front, and at the rear is largely concealed by a turf double ramp leading to a
panelled door at first-floor level. Between the columns is a delicate iron
balustrade. Interior: dome has plaster coffering and a modillion cornice. An
arched opening below the ramp leads to the enclosed rear section of the base.
The Rotunda forms the principal focal point from the rear of Ditchley House.
(Ditchley Park is included in the English Heritage Historic Gardens Register at
Grade II*; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire: p576)

Listing NGR: SP3846621361

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17532627

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability