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In 1760, the house and estate of Gunnersbury were purchased for Princess Amelia, favourite daughter of George II. Plans for her to marry Frederic (who later became Frederic the Great of Prussia) came to nothing, and when her father died, Amelia lost her apartments at St James's Palace. She took a house in Hanover Square and bought Gunnersbury House and estate as a country summer retreat. Amelia made Gunnersbury famous with her parties and political intrigues. It was she who landscaped the park in the 18th-century landscape style.
The estate was eventually purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family who then owned it, and it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain on 21st May 1926, who at the time was Minister of Health.
The grade II* listed Doric Temple dates from the mid-18th century Temple as does the Italian Garden. Overlooking the Round Pond, the Temple is one of the oldest buildings in Gunnersbury Park. The Temple is built of red brick with a stucco portico. The front has four Doric columns topped by a white wooden pediment decorated with ox skulls and garlands. The projection at the back, which can be seen here across the Italian Garden, is a later addition. The brickwork suggests a date of about 1800 for this development. Much more information about Gunnersbury Park, together with a suggested walk is given at
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