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| HER Number | MWB16347 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Orangery at Morewood House, Hamstead Marshall |
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Summary
Grade II* listed early 18th century orangery, possibly depicted in contemporary engraving; with later additions and now used as a store
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Listed Building (II*) 1136066: BUILDING 50 METRES NORTH WEST OF MOREWOOD HOUSE
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Old Listed Building Ref (pre 1984) (II): ø Map No 25 3/80 Stable to Ivy House
C.17-18, 3 bays, brick, half hipped old tile roof, central pediment with clock face and C.19? Turret.
Monument Type(s):
- ORANGERY (18th century - 1705 AD to 1718 AD)
Full Description
Listing description: Orangery, now store. C1705-18. Red brick walls in English bond, except south wall, which is timber framed. Plain tile roof. South wall of 4 bays. Right hand bay has full height boarded doors. Remainder each have 3 fixed lights (of 4 x 6 panes) between a transom and a continuous brick cill. Above the windows, each bay is divided by a stud into 2 panels with brick nogging, all secondary and probably replacing glazed lights. A pediment with a clock was added to the centre early in the C19. The roof is half-hipped, with a central cupola. The east and north elevations are plain, save for a blocked window and projecting chimney stack respectively. Inside there is a simple open fire-place, with a projecting hearth of small bricks, in the centre of the north wall. The 4-bay king post roof structure is exposed.
RCHM report, Berkshire: Hampstead Marshall: Morewood House and Orangery (1986) <1><2>
Sources and further reading
| --- | 1950-83. Buildings included in the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, pre Review. WBC Network. ø Map No 25 3/80. [Unpublished document / SWB10875] |
| --- | Kyp (or Kyp), J. c1709. Engraving of Hamstead Marshall, seat of Lord Craven. [Graphic material / SWB146721] |
| <01> | Department of the Environment. 1974-2000?. DOE List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Unpublished document / SWB10006] |
| <02> | RCHME. 1986. Hampstead (sic) Marshall: Morewood House and Orangery. [Unpublished document / SWB14358] |
| <03> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p321-2. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
Related Monuments
| MWB15940 | Morewood House (formerly Ivy House), Hamstead Marshall (Building) |
| MWB17368 | Morewood House (formerly the yard of Ivy House and Pigeon House) (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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