Launde Abbey Walls To Kitchen Garden And Attached Cast Iron Greenhouse

Launde Abbey features walls to the kitchen garden and an attached cast-iron greenhouse. The walls date from the early 19th century and are made of brick with a tiled coping, standing approximately 10 feet high and creating a large square enclosure.

The greenhouse, built in the late 18th or early 19th century, has a brick plinth with stone coping and is constructed from cast iron and glass. It has a long lean-to roof that is now covered with plastic corrugated sheeting. At the front, there are 20 small sections, each containing 10 panes with cast-iron glazing bars. The sides and partition walls consist of multiple narrow uprights with overlapping panes between them, and there are part-glazed doors. Inside, the main struts of the roof frame are still in place, supported by very slender cast-iron columns. The interior also features brick benches and planters, as well as stone and tile floors. Additionally, there are three niches in the main garden wall, which retains its hypocaust heating tunnels at this location. The other greenhouse made of wood and the bothies behind the main greenhouse are not considered to be of special architectural interest.