The Summer House (The Orangery) is a Grade II* listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1997. A Georgian Orangery.

The Summer House (The Orangery)

WRENN ID: fossil-wall-flax
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: South Oxfordshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 15 December 1997
Type: Orangery
Period: Georgian
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SU69NE 1696/4/10002

SHIIRBURN SHIRBURN CASTLE The Summer House (The Orangery)

GV II*

Orangery. Circa 1720 to 1740s. Ashlar front; brick rear wall and lead semi-domical roof. Semi-circular on plan with Roman Doric tetrastyle portico on front with triglyph frieze and pediment with acroteria. Large 3-stage sashes between the columns with small panes. INTERIOR: Walls plastered. NOTE: The Orangery was built possibly by Sir Thomas Parker, First Earl of Macclesfield, or by his son George, the Second Earl, in the 1730s or 1740s.

Listing NGR: SU6930196186

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