Description

PARISH OF CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH GARDENS
SK 2670
6/66
The First Duke's
12.7.67 Greenhouse
GV II*

Greenhouse. 1697-8, rebuilt 1749-50, with alterations by Paxton
in 1832. Sandstone ashlar. South elevation of 5-3-5 bays. The
centre is a three-bay open arcade with Tuscan Doric columns,
triglyph frieze, cornice and balustraded parapet with urns.
Flanked by five tall round-arched windows with glazing bar
sashes. Plain impost band. Moulded cornice and ornamental
moulded parapet supporting alternately urns and busts. The
busts came from the courtyard of the late C17 house. Rear
elevation blind apart from a central round-arched entrance.
Glazed roof. The Gardens and Park are included on the Gardens
Register at Grade I.

Listing NGR: SK2614370174

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545972

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (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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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
• 
  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey