Wall and Attached Summer House Attached to South West Corner of the Orangery at Apethorpe Palace and Extending Approximately 170 Metres South
WALL AND ATTACHED SUMMER HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE ORANGERY AT APETHORPE PALACE AND EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 170 METRES SOUTH
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040085
- Date first listed:
- 12-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wall and Attached Summer House Attached to South West Corner of the Orangery at Apethorpe Palace and Extending Approximately 170 Metres South
- Statutory Address:
- WALL AND ATTACHED SUMMER HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE ORANGERY AT APETHORPE PALACE AND EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 170 METRES SOUTH
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-09-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/11508/01
- Rights:
- © Mr Roger Ashley. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040085
- Date first listed:
- 12-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wall and Attached Summer House Attached to South West Corner of the Orangery at Apethorpe Palace and Extending Approximately 170 Metres South
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALL AND ATTACHED SUMMER HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE ORANGERY AT APETHORPE PALACE AND EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 170 METRES SOUTH
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WALL AND ATTACHED SUMMER HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE ORANGERY AT APETHORPE PALACE AND EXTENDING APPROXIMATELY 170 METRES SOUTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Apethorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 02274 95340
Details
This list entry was subject to a minor amendment on 03/02/2015.
APETHORPE APETHORPE PARK
TL0295
18/5 Wall and attached Summer House
attached to SW corner of the
Orangery at Apethorpe Palace and
extending approx. 170m S
GV II
Wall and attached summer house. Wall is probably C17 and C18, summerhouse is
early C20 probably by Sir Reginald Blomfield. Squared coursed limestone and
brick walls and limestone ashlar summer house. Wall to attached to west of
Orangery and continuing at right angles to summerhouse is stone; other wall
running south of summer house is brick. The summer house has a triple arcade of
semi-circular arches with diamond keyblocks. C18 gateway in brick wall is
probably reset.
(Country Life: March 20th 1909, p414-423: March 27th 1909, p450-459)
Listing NGR: TL0227495340
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 233011
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 20 March, (1909), 414-423
Country Life in 27 March, (1909), 450-459
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 23-Jun-2026 at 01:26:05.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.