The Orangery is a Grade II listed building in the North York Moors National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1985. Orangerie.

The Orangery

WRENN ID
dreaming-corbel-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North York Moors National Park
Constituency
Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1985
Type
Orangerie
Address
The Orangery, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
SE 604 827
Coordinates
54.23678, -1.07338
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Orangery is an orangery located within the grounds of Duncombe Park, dating from around 1730. It is constructed of rubble with a rusticated sandstone facing and features a tripartite plan, consisting of two wings flanking a central room. The building is a single storey with eleven bays arranged in a 4:3:4 configuration.

The central section has three tall, four-light round-headed windows that are separated by Corinthian pilasters, which are paired at the corners. A dentilled cornice runs along the top, and a plain parapet supports urns that correspond to the pilasters. The roof is flat. The wings, which are half the height of the central section, have square unglazed window openings that are separated by rusticated pilasters, which carry a projecting cornice. The roofs of the wings are missing.

Local climate

The Orangery receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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