Description

ST 77 SW
8/13

COLD ASHTON C.P.
HAMSWELL
Orangery about 15 metres north east of Hamswell House

G.V.
II

Orangery. Late C18 with alterations c.1930. Limestone ashlar, freestone and
rubble to sides and rear, hipped double Roman tiled roof with capped stack to
rear. Rectangular plan. South front has arcade of 5 round-headed openings,
central 9-pane glass door with radial glazing bars in fanlight, 2 sashes to each
side with splayed glazing bars in top sections, all in moulded surrounds, cornice
partly concealed by eaves. East elevation has blocked window, rear has blocked
door. Interior: bolection moulded stone fireplace and fine carved wooden niche
with shell hood with foliate key, carved spandrels and frieze to top, shaped
shelves with pierced carved panel below, both possibly removed from interior of
Hamswell House (q.v.) and reset.

Listing NGR: ST7321971516

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579126

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]