Listed Building: TEMPLE AT TEMPLE HILL (1362748)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 123, 4, 29 |
Date assigned | 27 November 1957 |
Date last amended |
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TR 05 SE GODMERSHAM GODMERSHAM PARK
4/29 Temple at Temple Hill
27.11.57 II
Summerhouse. Late C18. Wood columns, brick, plaster. Doric portico on 3 steps with 4 columns supproting triglyph frieze with rosettes and rams' head in metopes, ornamented soffites and pediment over. Double panelled door flanked by fluted Doric pilasters and round arched windows. Over the door an inscribed panel: D A.C. S A.Q. F.T. E.A. Q.E.T.C.
Interior: C20 plaster board with 2 niches.
The temple is located within the grounds of Godmersham Park, an estate owned by Edward Austen Knight, brother of Jane Austen. Jane would have visited often. The temple overlooking the house is where Jane Austen is said to have written some of her works (see C.L. Feb. 16. 1945, 291).
Listing NGR: TR0615251016
This listing was enhanced in 2017 to mark the bicentenary of Jane Austen's death.
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- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 0668 5104 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR05SE |
Civil Parish | GODMERSHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Record last edited
Jul 17 2017 4:59PM