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- Temple_Island abstract "Temple Island is an island in the River Thames in England just north (downstream) of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The island is on the reach above Hambleden Lock between the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire banks, and is part of Remenham in Berkshire. The main significance of the island is that it lies at the start of the course for Henley Royal Regatta.The island includes an elegant ornamental temple (a folly) designed by the 18th century English architect James Wyatt and constructed in 1771. It was designed as a fishing lodge for Fawley Court, a nearby historic house that Wyatt also remodelled in the 1770s on the commission of its owner, Sambrooke Freeman. Wyatt designed both the structure of the building and its interior decoration; it is likely that he also provided designs for the original furniture. The wall paintings in the principal room are thought to be the earliest surviving example of the Etruscan style in Great Britain, predating more famous examples such as the Etruscan Dressing Room at Osterley Park by Robert Adam.In the 19th century, the island's ownership passed, with Fawley Court, from the Freeman family to the Mackenzie family. In 1952, upon the death of Roderick Mackenzie, Henley Royal Regatta asked his daughter Margaret for 'first refusal' should she ever decide to sell the island. It is not clear whether an understanding was reached. By the early 1980s, the advent of corporate entertaining greatly increased the potential value of the island. In 1983 the Stewards of the Regatta again began making overtures to Margaret Mackenzie but in 1986 the island was placed on the open market.Supported by a gift of £515,000 from Alan Burrough (a Steward of the Regatta) and his wife Rosie, in December 1987 the Regatta was able to purchase a 999 year lease of the island and the temple. Following the purchase, the Stewards of the Regatta undertook restoration works to the island and the temple:The downstream portion of the island was retained as a nature reserve and was extensively replanted with trees.The Victorian balcony which had decayed was replaced. The wall paintings, which had deteriorated and had been badly over-painted, were repaired and brought back to the colours originally intended by Wyatt. A statue of a nymph, in keeping with the style and age of the Temple, was placed under the cupola.".
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- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Alan_Burrough.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Berkshire.
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- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Berkshire.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Folly_buildings_in_England.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Henley-on-Thames.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Henley_Royal_Regatta.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Houses_completed_in_1771.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Islands_of_Berkshire.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Category:Islands_of_the_River_Thames.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink England.
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- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Great_Britain.
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- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Henley-on-Thames.
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- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Magpie_Island.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Osterley_Park.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Oxfordshire.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Remenham.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink River_Thames.
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- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Sambrooke_Freeman.
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLink Victorian_architecture.
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- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLinkText "Temple Island".
- Temple_Island wikiPageWikiLinkText "starting point".
- Temple_Island downstream Magpie_Island.
- Temple_Island upstream Rod_Eyot.
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- Temple_Island subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Berkshire.
- Temple_Island subject Category:Folly_buildings_in_England.
- Temple_Island subject Category:Henley-on-Thames.
- Temple_Island subject Category:Henley_Royal_Regatta.
- Temple_Island subject Category:Houses_completed_in_1771.
- Temple_Island subject Category:Islands_of_Berkshire.
- Temple_Island subject Category:Islands_of_the_River_Thames.
- Temple_Island hypernym Island.
- Temple_Island point "51.55682 -0.88928".
- Temple_Island type Island.
- Temple_Island type Place.
- Temple_Island type Place.
- Temple_Island type SpatialThing.
- Temple_Island comment "Temple Island is an island in the River Thames in England just north (downstream) of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The island is on the reach above Hambleden Lock between the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire banks, and is part of Remenham in Berkshire. The main significance of the island is that it lies at the start of the course for Henley Royal Regatta.The island includes an elegant ornamental temple (a folly) designed by the 18th century English architect James Wyatt and constructed in 1771.".
- Temple_Island label "Temple Island".
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- Temple_Island sameAs Храмски_Остров.
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- Temple_Island sameAs Q7698579.
- Temple_Island lat "51.55682".
- Temple_Island long "-0.88928".
- Temple_Island wasDerivedFrom Temple_Island?oldid=639938377.
- Temple_Island depiction Henley_regatta_temple_island.jpg.
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