Premises Of South East Electricity Board is a Grade II listed building in the Sutton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1974. Garden temple, orangery.

Premises Of South East Electricity Board

WRENN ID
small-keystone-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sutton
Country
England
Date first listed
1 March 1974
Type
Garden temple, orangery
Source
Historic England listing

Description

THE SQUARE 1. 4430 (East Side) CARSHALTON Premises of South-Eastern Electricity Board TQ 2864 SW 23/173 II 2. Early to mid C18?; garden temple or orangery to Carshalton House, possibly derived from a design by Leoni; a much more imposing design by Leoni for the "Plan and Elevation of the green-house of the Ionic order, to be erected in the great Garden" at Carshalton House is illustrated in "some designs for Buildings both Publick and Private" in Vol 3 of "The Architecture of Leoni Battista Alberti", translated by Leoni and published circa 1729. The present building is of one storey, Roman cement, 3-3-3 windows [blocked]. Central Doric tetrastyle pedimented portico with back pilasters; blocked tympanum. Wood eaves cornice, slate roof hipped at east end. Doric angle piers to ends of elevation.

Listing NGR: TQ2808364436

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