Orangery at the Island is a Grade II listed building in the Reigate and Banstead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1989. Ornament. 3 related planning applications.

Orangery at the Island

WRENN ID
ragged-keep-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Constituency
Reigate MP: Rebecca Paul (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1989
Type
Ornament
Address
Orangery at the Island, Heath Drive
OS grid reference
TQ 225 545
Coordinates
51.27678, -0.24415
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This orangery dates to 1913 and was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for the Countess of Londesborough. Constructed of red brick in English bond with a red tile roof, it follows a single-cell plan inspired by early 18th-century design. The building is single-storey and three bays wide, with large ten-pane sashes to the front. A similar window is incorporated into a French door on the side. The hipped roof features a large brick stack to the left and a wooden gutter/cornice. A modern opening has been added to the east gable wall. The interior was not inspected but is said to retain shutters. The main room is reported to contain a bolection moulded stone fireplace with a timber surround, flanking pilasters, and panelled doors. The walls feature a moulded skirting board, a timber dado rail, raised and fielded plaster panels, and a heavy cornice. A central moulded panel covers the ceiling, and the windows have thick, rounded glazing bars on the inside.

Local climate

Orangery at the Island receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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