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.Photo: Maxwell Hamilton, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Prioryman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: folly in Hampton, London
- Also known as: “Garrick’s temple to Shakespeare”
- Postal code: TW12 2EN
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Garrick’s Ait and St Mary’s Parish Church, Hampton.
Garrick’s Ait
Islet
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Dnwinterburn, CC BY 3.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 it.
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
Photo: Motmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- Category: folly
- 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″ northLongitude
-0.35938° or 0° 21′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C3XCJ6R+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 555454688OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5523968
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