Former Orangery, About 30 Metres South West of Cricket House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. Garden building.

Former Orangery, About 30 Metres South West of Cricket House

WRENN ID
burning-bronze-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1987
Type
Garden building
OS grid reference
ST 370 083
Coordinates
50.87161, -2.89581
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former orangery, located about 30 metres south-west of Cricket House, dates from the early 19th century and is currently used as a parrot house. It is constructed from flat stone ashlar and features a glass and timber hipped roof. The building is single-storey with nine bays, and it has a plinth with Doric pilasters that define each bay, topped with a cornice and a plain parapet. The façade includes large 12-pane casements and sash windows that alternate, and there was originally a matching doorway in the centre bay, which has a raised parapet similar to that of Cricket House. This structure may have been designed by Sir John Soane, but it appears to have undergone alterations. The entrance is now through a low wing added to the north side. The orangery has significant group value with the house.

Local climate

Former Orangery, About 30 Metres South West of Cricket House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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