Building record 0420801001 - ORANGERY, STOWE SCHOOL
Summary
Eighteenth century orangery, now part of Stowe School's classroom blocks.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1211907: FORMER ORANGERY AND ADJOINING CLASSROOM BLOCK, WEST OF MANSION
- SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland
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Type and Period (2)
- (Former Type) ORANGERY (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- CLASSROOM (Built 1923, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Grade II. Former Orangery now classrooms. C18, stucco with ironstone dressings, slate roof, parapet. 1-storey with 3-bay 2-storey central pedimented block, slightly projecting. 5 bay flanking wings. Ground floor arcaded, the openings now filled with modern steel windows. 3 sashes to first floor. Classroom blocks 1923 by Clough Williams Ellis. Central block with copper domed collonaded cupola. Western block a replica of the former Orangery (B14).
Sources (2)
- ---SBC17422 Aerial Photograph: 04/09/76. BCM A2/11/20-22. SP\674376. Yes.
- <14>SBC3681 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p23.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 67340 37422 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13583)
Record last edited
Jun 8 2016 11:01AM
