The Conservatory, Hilton Park is a Grade I listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1953. A Early C19 Conservatory.
The Conservatory, Hilton Park
- WRENN ID
- mired-keystone-peregrine
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1953
- Type
- Conservatory
- Address
- The Conservatory, Hilton Park, Hilton Lane, Essington, WV11 2BQ
- OS grid reference
- SJ 951 052
- Coordinates
- 52.6452, -2.07341
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Conservatory at Hilton Park is an early 19th-century structure. It features a unique design with a circular plan and is one storey high, topped by a glazed hemispherical dome. The south-western half of the frame is made of cast iron, while the north-eastern half is wooden, resting on a high plastered brick plinth. The main entrance, located on the south-west side, has a pediment, and the glazed wall of the south-west semi-circle is divided into bays by pilasters.
Inside, the dome is supported by a pair of brick arches that spring from a central brick flue designed like a column, which still shows remnants of fluted plasterwork and a coved capital. Surrounding the column are brick steps arranged in a circular layout. The south-west half features cast iron pilasters and a frieze decorated with a brick key and acanthus leaf design. The conservatory was heated by a furnace located in the cellar. At the time of the last survey in June 1986, the building was in a state of dereliction.
Local climate
The Conservatory, Hilton Park receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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