Left Hand Glasshouse on North West Side of Botanical Gardens is a Grade II* listed building in the Sheffield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 May 1952. Glasshouse.

Left Hand Glasshouse on North West Side of Botanical Gardens

WRENN ID
burning-keep-torch
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Central MP: Abtisam Mohamed (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 May 1952
Type
Glasshouse
Address
Left Hand Glasshouse on North West Side of Botanical Gardens, Clarkehouse Road
OS grid reference
SK 334 862
Coordinates
53.37235, -1.49917
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The left hand glasshouse on the north-west side of the Botanical Gardens in Sheffield was built between 1837 and 1838, with alterations made in the mid-20th century. Designed by BB Taylor, it features ashlar and render construction, along with cast-iron framing that supports a glazed square domed roof. The roof has a square central light surrounded by a metal balustrade designed to resemble leaves. The glasshouse has a plinth, Corinthian pilasters, and an entablature. It is a single-storey building with three bays by three bays. The central entrance consists of double doors with sidelights and a cross casement overlight. On either side of the entrance, there are large glazing bar cross casements, and the left return has three similar casements. The right return is rendered. This glasshouse is part of a group of three originally connected by colonnades.

Local climate

Left Hand Glasshouse on North West Side of Botanical Gardens receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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