Orangery and Wall and Outbuildings 90 Metres East of Hopton Court is a Grade II* listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1995. A Georgian Orangery.

Orangery and Wall and Outbuildings 90 Metres East of Hopton Court

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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1995
Type
Orangery
Period
Georgian
OS grid reference
SO 641 765
Coordinates
52.38584, -2.52753
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The orangery, wall, and outbuildings located 90 metres east of Hopton Court were built around 1820 for Thomas Botfield, an ironmaster. The structure features cast-iron and glass, with stone piers and rendered brick rear walls. The orangery has a rectangular plan and is constructed against a tall brick heated back wall, which includes an arch leading to a barrel-vaulted glazed transept at the rear, flanked by brick walls. In the back corners are hovels, one of which contains a furnace in the basement.

On the exterior, the orangery consists of nine bays, with stone piers framing the central doorway and the corners. The bays are separated by cast-iron main frames, each fitted with small panes and iron glazing bars. The sides and roof are similarly divided, with the roof featuring a semi-elliptical profile supported by curved ribs and glass. The doors are designed with margin glazing bars. The orangery at Hopton Court is noted as a rare and particularly fine example of an early 19th-century conservatory.

Local climate

Orangery and Wall and Outbuildings 90 Metres East of Hopton Court receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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