Roger Bennion's photos with the keyword: Temple of Music

Explored! Thank you very much :-) This guy was fishing so even though it wasn't dark "Fishin' in the Dark" by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band seems appropriate :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Fishin' in the Dark ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Extract from “The Dashwoods of West Wycombe” by Sir Francis Dashwood - “The Temple of Music consists of a single room in the shape of a horseshoe. For dances forty couples can be squeezed into it. On the outside there is a colonnade which runs right around the back. And beneath it a series of cellars. In the middle of the floor there is a large rectangular panel which perhaps formed part of a stage which could be lowered or raised. The inventory of 1781 mentions such a stage. The Temple was used, and is still used, for summer parties; one of Daniell’s paintings of 1781 shows it full of guests, with others arriving in gondola-shaped boats.”

The Temple of Music is on an Island in the Lake and is only accessible by boat. You would have to get permission from the Dashwood family to visit :-) From “The Dashwoods of West Wycombe” by Sir Francis Dashwood - “The Temple consists of a single room in the shape of a horseshoe. For dances forty couples can be squeezed into it. On the outside there is a colonnade which runs right around the back. And beneath it a series of cellars. In the middle of the floor there is a large rectangular panel which perhaps formed part of a stage which could be lowered or raised. The inventory of 1781 mentions such a stage. The Temple was used, and is still used, for summer parties; one of Daniell’s paintings of 1781 shows it full of guests, with others arriving in gondola-shaped boats.” p.s. 1770 wasn't when I took this :-) The Temple was built in approx 1770.

'Intended Camera Movement' Technique.

From Wikipedia - “The Temple of Music is on an island in the lake, inspired by the Temple of Vesta in Rome. It was designed for Dashwood's fêtes champêtres, with the temple used as a theatre; the remains of the stage survive.”

The Temple of Music From Wikipedia - “The Temple of Music is on an island in the lake, inspired by the Temple of Vesta in Rome. It was designed for Dashwood's fêtes champêtres, with the temple used as a theatre; the remains of the stage survive.”

Back to one of my fave places and I have been let loose with the soft focus effect, again :-)

The Temple of Music is situated on an Island in the Lake. You can only get there by boat and I guess you would need to get permission from the Dashwood family :-)))