Description

ST 69 SE TORTWORTH TORTWORTH PARK

1/137 Conservatory, 30 yards to north
of the Gatehouse to Leyhill
G.V.
II

Conservatory. Mid - late C19 by Ewan Christian. Coursed rubble walls with
freestone dressings; cast iron ribbed dome roofs (the glass is missing) behind
parapets. In an Early English style, cross plan with apsidal north and south
wings. South elevation. Apsidal centre of 7 bays: Early English columns with
foliate octagonal capitals; pointed arches. Flanking the centre are 2 bay
arcades with 4-centred arches and buttresses between. The east and west gable
ends are entirely cast iron on a plinth; the thin ribs form tracery with heart
shaped heads. Former single storey boiler room projects in the north east
corner. (Verey D, The Buildings of England : Gloucestershire, the Vale and
Forest of Dean, 1970).

Listing NGR: ST6939592554

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26430175

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)