The Pavilion, Temple Gardens
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The Pavilion, Temple Gardens
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 5 Aug 2014
Joseph Moore, a local “gentleman and solicitor” established a “garden and pleasure ground” on this site between 1824 and 1864. He named the site “Temple Gardens” after the temple he erected cat the highest point and charged residents of Lincoln an annual subscription for access. The gardens were an important venue for band concerts, galas and exhibitions; in 1861 they were the venue of The Lincoln Exhibition – a month-long event which attracted 30000 visitors. However, following Moore’s death in 1864, the gardens closed and fell into disrepair. In 1920, the site was purchased by Lincoln Corporation to house the new art gallery housing the Usher collection Image] . At the same time the Temple Gardens became freely available to the public and Sir Reginald Blomfield designed the Garden Pavilion, looking out over Lindum Hill. (adapted from an information board on the site) The Garden Pavilion and attached terrace wall is Grade II-listed by English Heritage (English Heritage Building ID: 486078 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-486078-garden-pavilion-and-attached-terrace-wal British Listed Buildings).
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Image Location
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53.231805
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-0.535697