The Fishing Temple Southill
![The Fishing Temple in 1982](/CommunityHistories/Southill/Southillimages/The Fishing Temple in 1982.jpg)
The Fishing Temple in 1982 [Z50/106/15]
The Fishing temple and its attendant cottage lie on the Warden Road, just within the bounds of Southill Park overlooking a large lake. It is also known simply as The Temple. It was listed by the former Department of Environment in 1952 as Grade II*, of special interest and particularly important. It was built about 1800 by Henry Holland for Samuel Whitbread II as part of his remodelling of the main house and its grounds.
![The Fishing temple and Cottage seen from the road March 2008](/CommunityHistories/Southill/Southillimages/The Fishing temple and Cottage seen from the road .jpg)
The Fishing Temple and Cottage seen from the road March 2008
The building is constructed of a light mottled brick with ashlar and stucco over the top and has slate roofs. It is described as: "a small rectangular Tuscan temple flanked by screen walls to west and east". The small cottage is attached to the west end, almost as if it were a house for the priest. The front is described as: "a tetrastyle pedimented port-cochere".