Description

ELSHAM B 1206
TA 01 SW
(east side, off)
5/14 Orangery approximately 50
metres east of Elsham
6/11/67
Hall
GV II
Orangery. Rainwater head inscribed WT, probably for Thompson family; C20
1761
roof. Limestone ashlar front, red brick to sides and rear. Asbestos roof.
Classical style. Rectangular on plan, with flight of 5 stone steps to
central entrance. Single storey, 3 bays: central pedimented bay breaks
forward. Plinth, rusticated quoins. Bays divided by attached Doric columns
carrying full entablature with modillioned cornice and blocking course.
3 full-height round-headed arches in rusticated surrounds containing windows
with wooden mullions, glazing bars and glazed door to middle bay. Inscribed
rainwater head to right. Tripartite sashes with glazing bars to left and
right returns. Single pitch roof. N Pevsner and J Harris, The Buildings of
England: Lincolnshire, 1978, 233; drawing by C Nattes, 1794, Banks
Collection, Lincoln City Library.

Listing NGR: TA0316712000

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q96250625

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)