Description

GRANGE-OVER-SANDS

SD47NW MEATHOP ROAD, Holme Island
705-1/2/51 (East side (off))
02/05/75 Garden Temple at Holme Island House,
to S of house, including attached
bridge

II

Garden temple. Probably mid C19. Limestone ashlar with
cast-iron columns and lead-covered dome. Circular plan,
surrounded by a moat spanned on the north side by a cast-iron
bridge with limestone abutments and 'turned' iron balustrades.
The temple is raised on 3 limestone steps and has 16
Corinthian columns supporting a circular entablature decorated
with goats' heads and swags. The central drum has low windows
on 4 sides and is capped by a dome. On the north side there
are curved panelled double doors set in an architrave with a
cornice on brackets. 3 round-headed niches face in the other
cardinal directions.
INTERIOR: not fully inspected. Appears to have 2 enriched
cornices, a dome with mural painting, niches with leaf
decoration to their spandrels, and a central rectangular block
of stone.
Holme Island House not included.

Listing NGR: SD4220878052

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26559755

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings