The Orangery, Beanston is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 December 1977. Orangery.

The Orangery, Beanston

WRENN ID
stark-pillar-pearl
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 December 1977
Type
Orangery
OS grid reference
NT 549 762
Coordinates
55.97723, -2.72325
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Orangery at Beanston is a four-bay structure built in the mid to late 18th century. It features an arcaded southern front made of ashlar stone, which includes rusticated keystones and quoins, as well as an eaves course and cornice. The sides and rear are constructed from rubble. On the western elevation, there is a further glazed arch, while the eastern side has double service doors. The arcade is glazed up to the spring of the arches and includes 30-pane sash and case windows, with ashlar stone above. The roof is flat and has a blocking course.

Local climate

The Orangery, Beanston receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% 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 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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