Monument record MLI89647 - The Orangery, Close Wall, Lincoln
Summary
The Orangery adjoining the Close Wall, Lincoln
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
PRN 70551
Demolition and clearance of a former teaching block at the Greestone Centre revealed a brick structure adjoining the Close Wall (PRN70180). A subsequent watching brief provided an opportunity to study the brick structure, which is thought to be the remains of a heated orangery wall. The structure stands 3m high and is about 0.4m wide and is built from yellow fire bricks. The wall would have been heated by a coal fire at its eastern end, allowing exotic plants such as oranges and peaches to be grown in an adjoining south facing greenhouse. The orangery is as yet undated, first appearing on Padley's map of 1842. The orangery must have fallen into disuse by 1911 when the next phase of school building was constructed, blocking access to the wall's fire room and leaving the orangery as a standard unheated greenhouse. It is thought that the wall underwent three phases of construction and repair.{1}{2}
The heated wall collapsed in January 2007.{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI11190 Report: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Dec 2006. Archaeological watching brief at the Greestone Centre, Lindum Road, Lincoln. LGCE06.
- <2> SLI11191 Archive: Lindsey Archaeological Services. Dec 2006. Archaeological watching brief at the Greestone Centre, Lindum Road, Lincoln. LCNCC 2005.142.
- <3> SLI11195 Verbal Communication: LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL. Jan 2007. Verbal communication regading the Orangery adjoining the Close Wall, Lincoln. -.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 97860 71632 (20m by 4m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MINSTER, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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