MAGENTA BUILDING CONSERVATION LTD
Stonemasonry, restoration and complete repair works to historical and ecclesiastical buildings.
The Temple
Architect:
Jonathan Saunders RIBA
Caroe & Partners
History
Recently discovered, the Temple is thought to have been built about the same time as a Georgian mansion on the same site which was destroyed by fire. The mansion was rebuilt in the early 20th century but the Temple was left and became a ruin.
The Temple's purpose when built is unsure but it was almost certainly a folly of some kind as was the Hermitage next door to it which was rebuilt by Magenta 2004/2005.
The Project
In late 2005 Magenta Building Conservation Ltd were tasked with the rebuilding and restoration of the temple. The work includes:
Portico & rear wall to same including niches;
Pilasters and doorcase in Doulting ashlar;
Flanking pavilions faced in flow-stone (limestone);
Under slate roofs with cast iron gutters & run timber cornice;
Floor to portico area finished in blue lias flags (matched to surviving fragments)
Enclosure wall repaired and rebuilt where collapsed
Wood coved lead rolled lead roof over portico;
Traditional slate roofs with lead hips;
Run timber cornice & ogee cast iron gutters run to 75mm circular cast iron downpipes;
Traditional single glazed timber counter balanced sashes to two pavilions;
Low-level plinths in coursed rubble
Temple Plan Front.
Front Actual pre restoration.
The Temple as at 27th July 2006
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