Former Orangery Portico to North of Comins House is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1955. Portico. 2 related planning applications.

Former Orangery Portico to North of Comins House

WRENN ID
ragged-facade-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lambeth
Constituency
Clapham and Brixton Hill MP: Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 July 1955
Type
Portico
Address
Former Orangery Portico to North of Comins House, Worsopp Drive Sw4, SW4 9QU
OS grid reference
TQ 294 749
Coordinates
51.45886, -0.13829
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former orangery portico to the north of Comins House dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It features a hexastyle Ionic portico in antis, with four steps leading up to the stylobate, which is flanked by side walls. The pediment displays a draped cartouche surrounded by swags of fruit and flowers in high relief. An inscription in the frieze reads: "HIC VER ASSIDUUM ATQUE ALIENIS MENSIBUS AESTAS."

Local climate

Former Orangery Portico to North of Comins House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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