The Orangery

The Orangery is a late 18th-century structure, likely designed by Humphry Repton. It is built of stuccoed brick and features a shallow pitched copper roof. The building has a rectangular plan and is one storey high. The south facade consists of nine bays, with entrances in the end bays that are slightly set forward and topped with pediments. Each entrance has two-leaf glazed doors flanked by sidelights, all featuring glazing bars. Above the doors, there is a fluted frieze with decorative paterae and consoles below. The entrances are adorned with segmental fanlights that have fine decorative glazing bars. Coade stone bands with guilloche moulding are present at the arch imposts. Between the entrances, there are seven bays of tall sash windows with glazing bars, separated by Doric pilasters. The rear wall is made of red brick and includes four high-level four-light windows and an off-centre doorway. Inside, the Orangery has simple moulded cornices on the ceilings. A statue of Hercules, created around 1640 by Nicholas Stone, is located here; it was originally at Oxnead Hall.