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A garden front view of The Temple House, Horton.
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Devoted Readers will recall the posts about the once-derelict folly known as The Menagerie that was expanded to become a house and presented by The Devoted Classicist in three parts
here, here, and
here. Thanks to a notice sent by Andrew Triggs, author of the highly-recommended blog
British and Irish Stately Homes, it was learned that another surviving outbuilding at Horton, The Temple House, was for sale. Well, the majority of the parkland folly, a Listed Grade II house, is available for a price of GBP 875,000. (See update at end of this essay).
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Floor plans of The Temple House, Horton.
(The portico is not indicated)
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Thought to date from the 1750s as a stone folly, The Temple was renovated and extended with a brick addition in the latter part of the 19th century. The property was divided into two dwellings in 1990, according to the real estate agents,
Jackson-Stops & Staff, Northampton, with The Temple House being to the south and Temple Court (also known as Temple Cottage) to the north.
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A map of The Temple House, Horton, property.
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With a garden of about 1.4 acres, the entrance faces the road while the principal front with the portico faces the park. Entering a vestibule, there is a Powder Room as we would describe it in the U.S.
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The Dining Hall at The Temple House, Horton.
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The heated limestone floor continues into the Stair Hall and the Dining Hall with French doors opening to the portico, terrace, and gardens.
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The Drawing Room at The Temple House, Horton.
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Beyond, the Drawing Room has walls with applied mouldings to simulate panelling.
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The Kitchen at The Temple House, Horton.
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The Kitchen, which also serves as a Breakfast Room, has handmade cabinets with hardwood countertops and a fireplace. Across the lobby with door to the garden is a Pantry/Utility Room with Carrara marble countertops. In addtion, there is a small sitting room (not pictured) with hand-blocked Print Room style wallpaper, according to the sales data, this is used as a cinema room.
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Upper Stair at The Temple House, Horton.
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Bedroom One at The Temple House, Horton.
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Bedroom Two at The Temple House, Horton.
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A Bathroom at The Temple House, Horton.
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Another garden front view of The Temple House.
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Like The Menagerie, the design of The Temple House is attributed to the architect-astronomer, Thomas Wright of Durham. (Note: at time of publication of this posting of The Devoted Classicist, this property with ID = 50080 is not available).
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A view of Temple Court in the distance.
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