Description

ST 84 SW,
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HORNINGSHAM,
LONGLEAT PARK (north side),
Orangery with walled garden to rear at Longleat House

(formerly listed as Orangery at Longleat House)

11.09.68

GV

I

Orangery with walls enclosing garden to rear. Circa 1807 by Jeffrey
Wyatville for 2nd Marquess of Bath. Limestone ashlar, Welsh slate
hipped roof. Single storey with seven large glazed bays, the
centre with French windows up steps, flanked by narrow bays with
Doric pilasters and entablature, blocking course with balustraded
panels. Returns have three large glazed bays with central French
windows up stone steps, scrolled decoration to blocking course.
Rear is Flemish bond brick with central octagonal porch with French
windows, up stone steps.
Interior has flagstone floor, coved plaster ceiling, rear porch has
trellised partition with round-arched openings. Fittings include
two large stone urns on pedestals and square slate boxes for orange
trees, bolection-moulded tablet with plaster relief of classical
scene on rear wall. Garden walls attached to rear enclose
rectangular garden, coursed rubble stone with ashlar coping,
openings with studded or planked doors. Part of Wyatville's
additions and improvements to buildings in the park, Humphry
Repton was also involved in the siting of these buildings within
their landscape setting. (D. Burnett, Longleat, 1978; Longleat Red
Book by Repton and original plans, Longleat Archives.)

Listing NGR: ST8087643120

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17529421

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)