The Orangery is a Grade II* listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1967. A 19th century Orangery.
The Orangery
- WRENN ID
- buried-pillar-thyme
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Mid Derbyshire MP: Jonathan Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 1967
- Type
- Orangery
- Period
- 19th century
- Address
- The Orangery, Kedleston
- OS grid reference
- SK 310 402
- Coordinates
- 52.95879, -1.53955
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Orangery is an early 19th-century structure built between 1800 and 1801 by George Richardson. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a roof that is hidden behind a blocking course. The building has a moulded and dentilled cornice and is a tall single storey with a five-bay east elevation. Each bay is filled with a large glazing bar sash, with the central bay featuring three steps that serve as a doorway. The bays are separated by fluted pilasters, and at the corners, there are urn finials adorned with swags. At the rear, there is an apsed niche that houses a statue on a pedestal. The south end includes a doorway with a moulded architrave and panelled double doors, while a similar blind doorway is present on the north side. Inside, the walls are decorated with plaster medallions. The orangery was relocated to a slightly different position in the 1920s.
Local climate
The Orangery receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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