The Orangery
THE ORANGERY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1168092
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The Orangery
- Statutory Address:
- THE ORANGERY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1168092
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Orangery
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ORANGERY
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:
- THE ORANGERY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Giles in the Wood
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 52696 19380
Details
ST GILES STEVENSTONE PARK SS 52 19 IN THE WOOD 17/219 The Orangery 4.10.60 (formerly listed as Second pavilion or green house at Stevenstone)
GV II*
Former Orangery. Orangery is circa 1720, railings are circa 1872-3, carefully renovated circa 1980 by the Landmark Trust. The front is Flemish bond red brick, the rest is local stone rubble; stone rubble stack with moulded limestone coping; slate roof, formerly glass. Plan: Single cell rectangular plan building facing south-south-west, say south. Orangery is a tall single storey, 1-room plan building. The glass roof was replaced with slate circa 1980. Exterior: A very attractive 5-window front of very tall round-headed sash windows with thick glazing bars, all with rubbed brick flat-headed arches with limestone keystones. The centre one lower sash has a panelled base down to ground level and is in fact a doorway. The 2 windows each side have bull-nosed limestone sills. Timber eaves cornice includes a plain modillion frieze. The right (east) end includes a full height window blocked with C20 brick. Roof is hipped both ends. Interior is plastered including a plaster ceiling. There was formerly a glass roof supported on late C19 cast iron trusses. This was replaced circa 1980 and the late C19 roof structure is erected in the garden on brick pilers, approximately 20 metres west of the Orangery. Adjoining to right rear and extending eastwards stone rubble sleeper walls with limestone coping and spearheaded railings with large standards with gadrooned finials and gate in same style. Although the Rolle mansion, Stevenstone House (q.v.), is now in ruins, the Orangery forms part of a group of attractive subsidary buildings, several of which are listed. Futhermore if it was as it seems, an Orangery from the start, then it is a very early example. Source: Devon SMR. ed. Christine Haslam. The Landmark Handbook (1988) pp 77-79.
Listing NGR: SS5269619380
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91868
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Haslam, C, The Landmark Handbook, (1988), 77-79
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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