Glass Houses in Walled Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. Conservatory.

Glass Houses in Walled Garden

WRENN ID
sharp-window-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 December 1985
Type
Conservatory
Address
Glass Houses in Walled Garden, Longhirst Hall
OS grid reference
NZ 224 890
Coordinates
55.19562, -1.64916
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The glass houses in the walled garden at Longhirst Hall are listed as a group of conservatories. The eastern pair was possibly built around 1825 and may have originally served as an aviary, while the western conservatory was likely constructed in the late 19th century. The structures are made of ashlar, brick, wood, and glass. The eastern conservatories are positioned on a slope and consist of eight bays, featuring glazed openings between pilasters that support a projecting eaves course, with angle pilasters extending to the ground. They have a pent glazed roof against the garden wall. The western conservatory is set on a rendered brick plinth and also has eight bays, with the left bay containing a door and a gablet above.

Local climate

Glass Houses in Walled Garden receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  1. Footbridge Into Walled Garden and Attached Wall Grade II 46 m
  2. Bridge Drive Walls and Gate Piers on North Approach to Hall Grade II 48 m
  3. War Memorial Grade II 87 m
  4. 5, Longhirst Village Grade II 104 m
  5. Garden Walls to Longhirst Farmhouse and Longhirst Farm Cottage Grade II 106 m
  6. Garden Walls to Numbers 4 to 7 Grade II 114 m
  7. 6, 6a and 7, Longhirst Village Grade II 114 m
  8. Longhirst Farm Cottage Grade II 128 m
  9. Longhirst Farmhouse Grade II 136 m
  10. The Hall Grade II* 137 m