The Orangery is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1967. Orangery.
The Orangery
- WRENN ID
- hidden-railing-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1967
- Type
- Orangery
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
FARLEY C.P. ALTON PARK SK 0643-0743 12/104 The Orangery (Formerly 3/1/67 listed as "The Pinery") GV II
Former orangery. c 1824. Probably by Robert Abraham. Ashlar with wrought iron dome. Aligned east-west facing south. One storey; 1:4:1 bays, the central bays have rounded segmental arches with glazed spandrels, springing from openwork piers, the end bays have rounded segmental arches flanked by panelled pilasters, and bracketed eaves, the left hand bay retains its decorative glazed dome. The Orangery was in a derelict condition at time of resurvey (May 1985). This item forms part of the important garden layout at Alton Towers (q.v.) which is included at Grade I on the HBMC Gardens Register. B.o.E., p. 58; Colvin, p.27.
Listing NGR: SK0747443390
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