Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare

Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare is a small garden folly erected in 1756 on the north bank of the River Thames at Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Type: Building
Description: folly in Hampton, London
Also known as: “Garrick’s temple to Shakespeare”
Postal code: TW12 2EN

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrick’s Ait and St Mary’s Parish Church, Hampton.

Garrick’s Ait

Islet

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Garrick's Ait, previously known as Shank's Eyot, is an ait in the River Thames in England on the reach above Molesey Lock, the nearest land being Moulsey Hurst on the Surrey bank and the opposite bank being a much narrower riverside park of Hampton. Garrick’s Ait is situated 370 feet southwest of Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare.

St Mary’s Parish Church, Hampton

Church

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St Mary's Parish Church, Hampton, is an Anglican church in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. St Mary’s Parish Church, Hampton is situated 500 feet northwest of Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare.

Astoria

Houseboat

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Astoria is a grand houseboat moored on the River Thames at Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, between Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare and St Alban's Riverside. Astoria is situated 350 feet southeast of Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampton and Molesey.

Hampton

Suburb

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Hampton is a suburb of Greater London on the north bank of the River Thames, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, and the historic county of Middlesex.

Molesey

Town

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Molesey is a suburban neighbourhood comprising two large villages, East Molesey and West Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey, England, and within the Greater London Built-up Area.

Hampton Hill

Suburb

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Hampton Hill is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to the south of Twickenham and around 1.5 miles north of the Surrey border. It is bounded by Fulwell and Twickenham Golf Courses to the northwest; a railway line road bridge at the…

Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare

Categories: folly and memorial to Shakespeare
Location: Elmbridge District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.41238° or 51° 24′ 45″ north

Longitude

-0.35938° or 0° 21′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C3XCJ6R+W6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 555454688

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q5523968

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