Wall and Attached Summer House Attached to South West Corner of the Orangery at Apethorpe Palace and Extending Approximately 170 Metres South is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1988. Wall, summer house.

Wall and Attached Summer House Attached to South West Corner of the Orangery at Apethorpe Palace and Extending Approximately 170 Metres South

WRENN ID
bitter-corner-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 October 1988
Type
Wall, summer house
OS grid reference
TL 022 953
Coordinates
52.54633, -0.49321
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall and attached summer house at Apethorpe Palace are located at the southwest corner of the Orangery and extend approximately 170 meters south. The wall likely dates from the 17th and 18th centuries, while the summer house was built in the early 20th century, probably designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. The structure features squared coursed limestone and brick walls, with the summer house made of limestone ashlar. The wall, which is attached to the west of the Orangery, runs at right angles to the summer house and is constructed of stone, while the wall running south of the summer house is made of brick. The summer house includes a triple arcade of semi-circular arches adorned with diamond keyblocks. Additionally, there is an 18th-century gateway in the brick wall that is likely a reset feature.

Local climate

Wall and Attached Summer House Attached to South West Corner of the Orangery at Apethorpe Palace and Extending Approximately 170 Metres South sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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