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
The Summer House, also known as The Orangery, is an orangery built between 1720 and the 1740s. It features an ashlar front, a brick rear wall, and a lead semi-domical roof. The building has a semi-circular plan and includes a Roman Doric tetrastyle portico at the front, which is adorned with a triglyph frieze and a pediment topped with acroteria. Large three-stage sash windows with small panes are positioned between the columns. Inside, the walls are plastered. The Orangery was possibly constructed by Sir Thomas Parker, the First Earl of Macclesfield, or by his son George, the Second Earl, during the 1730s or 1740s.
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