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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