Foundation Walls Of Paxtons Great Conservatory is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Foundation walls.
Foundation Walls Of Paxtons Great Conservatory
- WRENN ID
- eastward-frieze-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1987
- Type
- Foundation walls
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The foundation walls of Paxton's Great Conservatory, built between 1836 and 1840 by Joseph Paxton, stand about three feet high. They are made of coursed squared sandstone and feature low, slightly inward leaning walls that consist of nineteen by eight bays. These bays are divided by square battered piers topped with flat copings, and each bay has a blind segmental arch. Currently, the walls enclose a maze, but they originally supported the renowned ridge and furrow glass house known as the Great Stove, which was demolished around 1920. The Gardens and Park are listed on the Gardens Register at Grade I.
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