Orangery at Saltram House
ORANGERY AT SALTRAM HOUSE, MERAFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1386238
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Orangery at Saltram House
- Statutory Address:
- ORANGERY AT SALTRAM HOUSE, MERAFIELD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1386238
- Date first listed:
- 29-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Orangery at Saltram House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ORANGERY AT SALTRAM HOUSE, MERAFIELD ROAD
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:
- ORANGERY AT SALTRAM HOUSE, MERAFIELD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Plymouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 51905 55723
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX55NW MERAFIELD ROAD 740-1/6/547 (West side (off)) 29/03/60 Plympton, Saltram Park Orangery at Saltram House
GV II*
Orangery to large country house (qv). Designed 1773 by Stockman based on a proposal by Richmond, a landscape designer employed at Saltram; damaged by fire in 1932 and since restored. Wooden structure on a granite ashlar plinth; dry slate hipped roof with central pediment, all with modillion cornices. Rectangular plan. Single storey; symmetrical 2:3:2-bay front with central bays broken forward and surmounted by a triangular pediment. Doric columns to central bays, panelled pilasters to flanking bays, each bay with large hornless sash with glazing bars over a glazed apron and all surmounted by a Doric entablature with triglyphs. INTERIOR: not inspected. (Country Life: 14/09/67).
Listing NGR: SX5190555723
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473622
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 14 September, (1967)
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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