Description

BITTERLEY

SO57NW HENLEY
482-1/5/81 Orangery to south-west of Henley
15/03/74 Hall

GV II

Orangery, now garden house and tea-room. C18. Red brick.
Hipped diagonally-laid slate roof.
EXTERIOR: single storey. Front of 5 window bays with end bays
canted. 3 central bays each with pairs of glazed French
windows with margin glazing and top lights with semicircular
and radial glazing bars. Canted bays with 4/4 sashes with
margin glazing and semicircular and radial glazing bars at
head. Windows divided by brick pilasters with moulded stone
bases and capitals linked with continuous architrave. Central
pediment with brick tympanum connected to canted cornice
surmounted by blocking course at ends with ball finials. Reset
6-panelled door to right side. C19 windows to left and rear.
INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO5407976077

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26663541

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)