Building record 0446503007 - DAPHNE'S TEMPLE, W WYCOMBE

Summary

Eighteenth century garden temple, called Daphne's Temple , in West Wycombe Park

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II*)
  • Listed Building (II*) 1160546: DAPHNES TEMPLE WEST WYCOMBE PARK

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Type and Period (1)

  • GARDEN TEMPLE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

GRADE II+. C18. REPEATS THE DESIGN OF THE NORTH LODGE EXCEPT FOR THE WEST FRONT, WHICH HAS AN OPEN IONIC COLONNADE WITH SQUARE CORNER PILLARS (B9).
Short article on the symolism of the original siting of the temples of Venus and of Daphne at West Wycombe Park (B19).

Sources (9)

  • ---SBC17191 Aerial Photograph: Aerofilms. 1968. Aerofilms oblique AP. SU829945. Yes.
  • ---SBC17552 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/82. BCM A6/16 16A. SU\829949. Yes.
  • ---SBC17554 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/82. BCM A6/16/19. SU\828943. Yes.
  • ---SBC17555 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/82. BCM A6/16/20. SU\828943. Yes.
  • ---SBC17556 Aerial Photograph: 26/06/82. BCM A6/16/21. SU\828943. Yes.
  • <9>SBC3604 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1973. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: BOROUGH OF HIGH WYCOMBE.
  • <10>SBC4635 Bibliographic reference: ENGLISH HERITAGE 1994 REGISTER OF PARKS & GARDENS OF SPECIAL HISTORIC IN-TEREST IN ENGLAND: PART 4 B.
  • <11>SBC9893 Bibliographic reference: NATIONAL TRUST 1981 WEST WYCOMBE PARK (COPY, FILED).
  • <19>SBC22755 Article in serial: Richard Wheeler. 2005. 'Lost and Found: Statues and Goddesses at West Wycombe', in The Bucks Gardener, Autumn 2005 pp3-4. Issue 22.

Location

Grid reference SU 83299 94640 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13570)

Record last edited

Oct 20 2024 5:53PM

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