Garrick's Temple and Temple Lawn, c.1910
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Hampton - Garrick's Temple
1755-56 - Garrick's Temple, designer unknown but possibly modelled on Lord Burlington's temple at Chiswick House, is built by David Garrick to entertain friends and house his Shakespeare mementos Twickenham Museum
1758 - Garrick commissions a statue of Shakespeare for a large niche in the Temple. The original is now in the British Museum and an exact replica in Garrick's Temple (Smith, 12)
1923 - Garrick's Villa Estate is split up and auctioned. Garrick's Temple and Temple Lawn sold to Paul Glaize who builds a house, Temple House, joined onto the Temple
1933 - A public outcry over the building of Temple House joined onto Garrick's Temple runs very high. The Council purchases the site for public recreation and demolishes the house
1998 - Garrick's Temple is restored and opens to the public and houses an exhibition on David Garrick's life
1999 - The lawn and gardens surrounding Garrick's Temple are re-landscaped and replanted to replicate something of its appearance in Garrick's day
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Hampton and Teddington timeline
Sources (additional) for this page Twickenham Museum 1923, 1933, 1998, 1999
Contributors to this page JS (BOTLHS)
External links
Garrick's Temple Twickenham Museum
Photographs Flickr
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