Description

1.
5409 WILTON PARK
The Orangery
SU 0931 5/120

II GV

2.
1822-25 by William Woodcock and possibly supervised by Sir Richard Westmacott.
Ashlar on wide plinth of 3 moulded steps. 7 bays to south separated by square
(moulded) panelled piers and lintels (also moulded). Cornice with godroon
based vases. Tripartite pedimented gable ends. All openings cross glazed
with small panes. Interior has glazed roof with cast-iron trusses. Lion's
mask over back door. Stone flanking walls full-height to north-east and
north-west; these have plain blocks to top band and tall arched openings,
3 to west, 4 to east. Inside are marble plaques on the piers and one has
a Roman black basalt ram's or goat's head. A tablet inscribed:-

"Beneath this little stone intered
Lies little Charlotte's little Bird,
Who, tho' a captive, all day long
Sang merrily his little song:
When this little Favourite died,
A while his little Mistress cried,
She has almost forgot him now,
So stranger, weep a little Thou.

1778".

Listing NGR: SU1055030729

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638490

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Recommended Books

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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2