Information for record number MWA12732:
Site of former garden temple

Summary Sanderson Miller designed garden temple c. 1745. Demolished in the early 19th century. A replacement garden temple was rebuilt at the southern end of the pool.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden Temple
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Ratley and Upton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 44
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Management plan of the existing structure (south end of pool) includes historic background and picture of the original garden temple that stood to the north of the pool.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Conservation Plan
Title: Pool Temple, Upton Estate, Warwickshire: Management Plan
Author/originator: Middleton J E
Date: 2010
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Glossary

 
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Description  
period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument POOL * A small body of water, either natural or artificial. back
monument GARDEN TEMPLE * A garden building, usually in the Gothic or classical style. The term can be applied to many types of garden building with an interior space in which to stand or sit. Use specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument TEMPLE * Use for places of worship. For later landscape features use, eg. GARDEN TEMPLE. back

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