Garrick House and Temple
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Garrick House and Temple
Image: © Sean Davis Taken: 30 Jul 2008
Garrick House and Temple at Hampton, viewed from Hurst Park. I did wait a few minutes to get a London Bus in the photo. Actor, David Garrick retired to Hampton in 1754. He employed the Adam Brothers to improve the house on two distinct phases (1775-6 and 1772-4). Capability Brown was consulted over the grounds and suggested building the still existing, grotto-like tunnel under the road joining the house to the riverside gardens. In 1755-6 the octagonal Temple was constructed to entertain visitors and as a tribute to Shakespeare, Garrick commissioned Louis-Francois Roubiliac to make a statue of the Bard to be housed in the Temple. In 1779 Garrick died and was buried next to William Shakespeare in Westminster Abbey. Nowadays the Temple is open to the public and contains a replica of the statue. The original is in the British Museum.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.412404
Longitude
-0.358957