• Photograph by Mark Goodman
Garricks Temple

Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare    CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

GARRICK MUSEUM, CONCERT VENUE, EDUCATIONAL FACILITY & THEATRE

Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare on the Riverside at Hampton (TW12 2EJ) was built by the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick in 1756 to celebrate the genius of William Shakespeare. The Temple is open to the public on Sunday afternoons (14.00-17.00) from Sunday 29th March to the Sunday 25th October 2020. Admission to the Garrick Exhibition and most events is free. The Temple is available for private events. For any enquiries, please contact Rupert Nichol by email: rupertnichol@hotmail.com or telephone 07880 790 763.

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EVENTS

Addison Singers
11 July 2021 at 3pm

This short concert to be given by the Addison Chamber Choir, focuses appropriately enough on the Shakespeare. The choir will sing a selection of recent settings of popular texts, such as ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’, ‘O mistress mine’ and ‘Who is Sylvia ?’ by composers from the U.K, the US and Scandinavia, as well an arrangement of ‘There’s a place for us’ (from ‘West Side Story’) - not a Shakespearean text of course, but a piece with more than a passing connection with the Bard.
Choose a location
Head Office
Garrick's Villa, Hampton, Middlesex
Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare on the Riverside at Hampton (TW12 2EJ) was built by the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick in 1756 to celebrate the genius of William Shakespeare. The Temple is open to the public on Sunday afternoons (14.00-17.00) from Sunday 26th March to the Sunday 29th October 2017. Admission to the Garrick Exhibition and most events is free. The Temple is available for private events. For any enquiries, please contact Rupert Nichol by email: rupertnichol@hotmail.com
or telephone 07880 790 763.
EVENTS

Addison Singers
11 July 2021 at 3pm

This short concert to be given by the Addison Chamber Choir, focuses appropriately enough on the Shakespeare. The choir will sing a selection of recent settings of popular texts, such as ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’, ‘O mistress mine’ and ‘Who is Sylvia ?’ by composers from the U.K, the US and Scandinavia, as well an arrangement of ‘There’s a place for us’ (from ‘West Side Story’) - not a Shakespearean text of course, but a piece with more than a passing connection with the Bard.
Choose a location
Head Office
Garrick's Villa, Hampton, Middlesex
Public opening times
Due to the coronavirus outbreak the Temple will be closed until further notice.

Normal opening hours: Sunday afternoons (14.00-17.00) from Sunday 25th March to Sunday 28th October 2018.
Garden: Daily throughout the year, 7.30am to dusk. Special group visits can be arranged at other times.

How to find us
The Temple is in Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2EJ. It is situated opposite Garrick's Villa in the public gardens (Garrick's Lawn) between the A308 (Hampton Court Road) and the banks of the river Thames. To find the Temple on Google Maps, search for ‘Garrick Temple, London’

CAR
A308 from Kingston via Hampton Court or from M3, Junction 1. Limited parking in nearby streets.

BUSES
The following buses stop close to the Temple at bus stop “Garrick Villa”.
R68 Richmond to Hampton Court.
111 Kingston to Heathrow.
216 Kingston to Staines.

TRAINS
From Waterloo and Clapham Junction:
To Hampton Court terminus, then walk or R68 bus.
or
To Hampton (on Shepperton line - not Hampton Wick)
then walk or 111 or 216 bus to “Garrick Villa”.

TUBE
District Line to Richmond, then R68 to “Garrick Villa”.
District Line to Wimbledon, then train and bus as above.

Bookings and Special visits
To book the Temple for private events or to arrange special visits, please contact Bill Weisblatt w.weisblatt@btinternet.com

Events
For events administration please contact Rupert Nichol at rupertnichol@hotmail.com or phone Rupert on 07880 790763

Charitable donations
To make a charitable donation please send cheques to: Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare Trust (Charity No 1107200) c/o 30 Langham Road, Teddington, TW11 9HQ

A Gift Aid Form is available on request.
GARRICK’S TEMPLE TO SHAKESPEARE TRUST
Registered Charity No. 1107200

Patrons: Sir Geoffrey Cass, Michael Frayn, Bamber Gascoigne, Sir Derek Jacobi, Robert Pennant Jones, Sir Ian McKellen, Prunella Scales CBE, Claire Tomalin, Timothy West CBE.

Trustees: Clive Francis (Chair), William Weisblatt, Councillor Suzette Nicholson, Ronald Smedley, Richard Parry (Treasurer), Clive Bradley CBE, Paul Velluet, Lewis Lloyd, Martin Harvey, Liz Crowther
USEFUL LINKS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The line drawing of the temple in the banner is a detail from the drawing "Garrick's Temple of Shakespeare & Church at Hampton 1769" by Eric Fraser. Used here with the kind permission of Geoffrey Fraser.

Photograph 'Temple in Snow and Sunshine', Lewis Lloyd.

Photographs by kind permission of Mark Goodman www.moleseylife.co.uk and www.accomplish.co.uk
Home page: 'View of Temple, St Mary's Church, and Garrick's Villa',‘
History page: View from the Temple steps towards the the river Thames’ and ‘Path leading to the Temple’,

Two paintings by Johan Zoffany, 'The Shakespeare Temple at Hampton House, with Mr and Mrs David Garrick' and 'The Garden at Hampton House, with Mr and Mrs David Garrick Taking Tea' , reproduced by courtesy of The Garrick Club, London, www.garrickclub.co.uk

‘Marble statue of Shakepseare by Roubiliac’, photograph reproduced by the kind permission of Calotype46.

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