Orangery Approximately 40 Metres South East of Marston House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1969. Orangery.

Orangery Approximately 40 Metres South East of Marston House

WRENN ID
hidden-obsidian-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1969
Type
Orangery
OS grid reference
SP 537 421
Coordinates
52.07519, -1.21746
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The orangery, located approximately 40 metres southeast of Marston House, dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and consists of one storey with three bays. The central doorway is arched and features a glazed door, flanked by arched sash windows. Above, there is a bracketed stone cornice with a straight parapet that is topped with ball finials. At the rear, the orangery has arched windows that display Gothick Y-tracery.

Local climate

Orangery Approximately 40 Metres South East of Marston House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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