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Latitude: 53.2285 / 53°13'42"N
Longitude: -1.61 / 1°36'36"W
OS Eastings: 426131
OS Northings: 370229
OS Grid: SK261702
Mapcode National: GBR 57P.MS7
Mapcode Global: WHCD8.73LT
Plus Code: 9C5W69HQ+9X
Entry Name: The Conservative Wall
Listing Date: 12 July 1967
Last Amended: 19 June 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1088178
English Heritage Legacy ID: 81631
ID on this website: 101088178
Location: Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, DE45
County: Derbyshire
District: Derbyshire Dales
Civil Parish: Chatsworth
Traditional County: Derbyshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Derbyshire
Church of England Parish: Edensor St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Derby
Tagged with: Greenhouse
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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