Orangery at Wrotham Park About 70 Metres North North West of Stable Block is a Grade II listed building in the Hertsmere local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. Orangery. 2 related planning applications.

Orangery at Wrotham Park About 70 Metres North North West of Stable Block

WRENN ID
muted-buttress-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hertsmere
Constituency
Hertsmere MP: Sir Oliver Dowden (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 1985
Type
Orangery
Address
Orangery at Wrotham Park About 70 Metres North North West of Stable Block, EN5 4SB
OS grid reference
TQ 247 993
Coordinates
51.67891, -0.19691
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The orangery at Wrotham Park, located about 70 meters north-northwest of the stable block, is a mid-19th century structure. It features a cast-iron frame and glass, forming a long vaulted building with five bays and apsidal ends. Each bay is articulated by Doric colonnettes and is divided into three round heads that showcase simple Gothic tracery. The rear wall is made of brick, and there is a lean-to extension.

Local climate

Orangery at Wrotham Park About 70 Metres North North West of Stable Block sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Wrotham Park and Stable Block Grade II* 179 m
  2. Bentley Heath Lodge Grade II 238 m
  3. Entrance Gates and Piers on Dancers Hill Road at Bentley Heath Lodge Grade II 250 m
  4. Trinity Chapel at Bentley Heath Grade II 296 m
  5. Almshouses Grade II 308 m
  6. Horse Trough Grade II 538 m
  7. Elm Farm House Grade II 559 m
  8. Bentley Heath Farm House Grade II 564 m
  9. Dairy Cottage and Attached Garden Walls, at Wrotham Park Home Farm Grade II 633 m
  10. Northern Range of Farm Buildings, Including Former Farm Office, at Wrotham Park Home Farm Grade II 650 m