The Orangery is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1978. Orangerie. 2 related planning applications.
The Orangery
- WRENN ID
- south-sentry-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1978
- Type
- Orangerie
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
- 5409 WILTON PARK The Orangery SU 0931 5/120
II GV
- 1822-25 by William Woodcock and possibly supervised by Sir Richard Westmacott. Ashlar on wide plinth of 3 moulded steps. 7 bays to south separated by square (moulded) panelled piers and lintels (also moulded). Cornice with godroon based vases. Tripartite pedimented gable ends. All openings cross glazed with small panes. Interior has glazed roof with cast-iron trusses. Lion's mask over back door. Stone flanking walls full-height to north-east and north-west; these have plain blocks to top band and tall arched openings, 3 to west, 4 to east. Inside are marble plaques on the piers and one has a Roman black basalt ram's or goat's head. A tablet inscribed:-
"Beneath this little stone intered Lies little Charlotte's little Bird, Who, tho' a captive, all day long Sang merrily his little song: When this little Favourite died, A while his little Mistress cried, She has almost forgot him now, So stranger, weep a little Thou.
1778".
Listing NGR: SU1055030729
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