Roger Bennion's photos with the keyword: Lake

Eleven-Acre Lake Bit of an obscure link for 'Sight and Sound' but I guess this could be a deep lake. Whether it is forbidden or not, I am not sure :-))) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ Deep Forbidden Lake - Neil Young

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.”

"Roger has got a new camera!" Will it make me a better photographer? ..........................probably not! :-)

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.

At the West Wycombe Fete I wandered off and took some shots of a polo match in a nearby field. The dog in this shot was running around having a great time. When I started to walk back to the Fete the dog followed me!! When I got to the Lake in West Wycombe Park the dog jumped into the Lake next to me!! And, every time I moved along the edge of the Lake the dog followed :-))) I thought I should take a few shots and this is one of them. There was a lot of ‘stuff’ in the Lake and I hope that none of it was hazardous to the health of the dog!!

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.”