Building record 3777/3/2 - The Orangery, Barton Seagrave Hall

Late 18th century in Adam manner. One storey, ashlar.

{1} Late C18 in Adam manner. 1 storey, ashlar. Main front has central canted bay, 1:3:1 arched French windows with delicately traceried fanlights, diamond pattern glazing to marginal lights. Pairs of slender ribbed cast iron "Tower of the Winds" colonnettes divide windows. Single colonnettes either end and to side elevations. Entablature. Lower back wing has round arched panels to side elevations with verandahs with ribbed Doric cast iron colonnettes. Interior: apse opposite canted bay; 3 glazed saucer domes, 1 large flanked by 2 smaller. Barton Seagrave Hall, Orangery and Outbuildings form a group.

{5} Orangery to west of hall is an exquisitely beautiful little building of late C18th date; round arches separated by immensely elongated almost Pompeiian cast iron columns; glazing bars at windows are also iron & form charming classical or Adamish patterns; 3 glazed domes in roof & central one is larger than flanking ones.

{11} Orangery, late C18th. Repair schedule agreed and underway with grant aid from English Heritage.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 2/6 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H15 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.1 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN46018.

<4> 1998, Buildings At Risk Survey, p.45 (checked) (Report). SNN43352.

<5> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.104-5 (checked) (Series). SNN1320.

<6> 1930, POSTCARDS, (unchecked) (Photographs). SNN60736.

<8> 1926, Third Edition OS Mapping, Sheet 25/15 (part checked) (Map). SNN54490.

<9> Ordnance Survey, 1880, First Edition OS 6 Inch Mapping Series (MULTIPLES!), 25SE (part checked) (Map). SNN41967.

<10> 1842, Barton Seagrave Tithe Map (NRO Map T185), (unchecked) (Map). SNN102431.

<11> ENGLISH HERITAGE, 2008, Heritage at Risk Register, 2008, p.38 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN106096.

<12> Bennie Historic Conservation, 2006, Bennie Historic Conservation News, (unchecked) (Newsletter). SNN106356.

<13> BONIFACE P., 1982, The Garden Room, Pl.1 (unchecked) (Book). SNN55861.

Record last edited

Apr 23 2024 1:11PM