The music room at the Temple of Diana, Weston Park

The Bridgeman family, like many of their eighteenth century contemporaries, were passionate about music and many members of the family were talented musicians as their surviving sheet music collection testifies. The Temple of Diana had its own music room on the west side of the building. Like the orangery of the building, the architect James Paine used the room to create geometrical illusions. Here, the room is a square plan, with elliptical niches - shown here - at its corners. The ceiling, though, has a central octagonal panel that is painted to emulate the sky set with clouds. The Temple is now a holiday let and the music room forms the property's dining room