The Conservative Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1967. Greenhouse.
The Conservative Wall
- WRENN ID
- rough-timber-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1967
- Type
- Greenhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
PARISH OF CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH GARDENS SK 2670 6/65 The Conservative Wall (formerly listed as 12.7.67 Forcing House or Arboretum at Chatsworth House) GV II Greenhouse. Built c1832 as a forcing wall, by Paxton and Robertson and made into a greenhouse in 1848-50 by Paxton. Sandstone ashlar, timber and glass. 331 feet long, 7 feet wide and stepped up the hillside, divided into eleven units. Ashlar wall to north without openings. Coped ashlar plinth to south surmounted by a superstructure of timber and glass. Vertical glazing bars of four bays to each unit. Decorative valance and parapet. Five units either side of the taller projecting entrance feature. This has a flight of stone steps up to a tall round-arched entrance with traceried fanlight. The Gardens and Park are included on the Gardens Register at Grade I. Sources: G F Chadwick The Works of Joseph Paxton Architectural Press 1961.
Listing NGR: SK2613170229
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