The Camelia House Adjoining East End of Sculpture Gallery is a Grade I listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1961. A 1822 Conservatory.

The Camelia House Adjoining East End of Sculpture Gallery

WRENN ID
still-groin-marsh
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire MP: Blake Stephenson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1961
Type
Conservatory
OS grid reference
SP 966 324
Coordinates
51.98199, -0.59408
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Camelia House, located at the eastern end of the Sculpture Gallery in Woburn Park, is a Grade I listed conservatory built in 1822 by Sir Jeffry Wyatville for John, the 6th Duke of Bedford. This single-storey structure features a quadrant plan and is constructed of brick with ashlar dressings. The main elevation showcases large full-length window panels that are separated by simply moulded piers. The windows are small-paned and include wood glazing bars, with the central panel featuring French windows. The building has a plain parapet. Inside, there are cast iron tie beams with lower sides that are arched and decorated with pierced designs in the spandrels. The roof is a shallow hipped design and is glazed.

Local climate

The Camelia House Adjoining East End of Sculpture Gallery sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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