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Window opening mechanism on glasshouses at Holkham Hall, Norfolk.

 

The glasshouses are in the walled garden The original 18th Century slate roofed plant houses were replaced in the 1920s by Thomas Messenger glasshouses. These were recently restored to their original form preserving the original cast iron fittings, window mechanisms and guttering.

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Uploaded on January 20, 2024
Taken on May 28, 2023