Circa 1824 - Conservatory - Alton Towers - 10Aug 21 - grade II star listed
Circa 1824 - The conservatory at Alton Towers, Staffordshire on 10 August 2021.
Grade II * listed.
The following is from the Historic England website.
Name: THE CONSERVATORY AND ATTACHED WALL, STEPS AND URNS
Designation Type: Listing
Grade: II*
List UID: 1191969
Conservatory. Wall, steps and urns. Circa 1824. By Robert Abraham. Ashlar and cast iron. Aligned east-west facing south with circular central bay. One storey; 5 bay central block and 3-bay end blocks all with panelled pilasters and bracketed cornices, linked by set-back 8-bay loggias with fluted columns; the central bay is tripartite and bows outwards, all bays are glazed, those to the ends of each block have fanlights with radiating glazing bars; 7 glazed domes with decorative cast iron glazing bars and pineapple finials, the central dome is much larger and has a louvre. Interior: the central bay contains a circular pool. Low retaining wall attached to the left sweeping round to the front where it is terminated by a flight of stone steps flanked by cast iron urns, urns in front of each loggia and one to the right hand end of the conservatory on a stone pedestal. This item forms part of the important garden layout at Alton Towers which is included at Grade I on the HBMC Gardens Register.
Circa 1824 - Conservatory - Alton Towers - 10Aug 21 - grade II star listed
Circa 1824 - The conservatory at Alton Towers, Staffordshire on 10 August 2021.
Grade II * listed.
The following is from the Historic England website.
Name: THE CONSERVATORY AND ATTACHED WALL, STEPS AND URNS
Designation Type: Listing
Grade: II*
List UID: 1191969
Conservatory. Wall, steps and urns. Circa 1824. By Robert Abraham. Ashlar and cast iron. Aligned east-west facing south with circular central bay. One storey; 5 bay central block and 3-bay end blocks all with panelled pilasters and bracketed cornices, linked by set-back 8-bay loggias with fluted columns; the central bay is tripartite and bows outwards, all bays are glazed, those to the ends of each block have fanlights with radiating glazing bars; 7 glazed domes with decorative cast iron glazing bars and pineapple finials, the central dome is much larger and has a louvre. Interior: the central bay contains a circular pool. Low retaining wall attached to the left sweeping round to the front where it is terminated by a flight of stone steps flanked by cast iron urns, urns in front of each loggia and one to the right hand end of the conservatory on a stone pedestal. This item forms part of the important garden layout at Alton Towers which is included at Grade I on the HBMC Gardens Register.