Listed Building record TR 05 SE 211 - GARDEN TEMPLE
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 0608 5069 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR05SE |
County | KENT |
District | ASHFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | GODMERSHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 05 SE GODMERSHAM GODMERSHAM PARK
4/32 Garden Temple
II
Garden temple. C18, erected 1935. Marble plinth, wood and plaster columns, brick and stucco.Slate roof. Ionic portico of 4 columns supporting frieze with rosettes and central swag, with pediment over. An inner frieze on 2 pilasters with central carved medallion of mourning female figure and urn. Interior: polygonal room with 2 niches. The portico was originally the south entrance to the mansion house, removed here in 1935. (See C.L. Feb. 16 1945, 291 and B.O.E. Kent II, 333).
Listing NGR: TR0644950910 (1)
Garden temple at Godmersham Park built in the 18th century and erected in 1935. Built of brick and stucco with a marble plinth, wood and plaster columns and a slate roof. Ionic portico of four columns supporting a frieze with rosettes and a central swag (2)
Historic England archive material: BF008913 GODMERSHAM PARK HOUSE, GODMERSHAM
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. English Heritage 1987, pt 24, (OS Card Reference). SKE49135.
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Record last edited
Nov 30 2023 12:36PM