Conservatory approx 30m NE of Down Hall, Bradwell-on-Sea (EHER 38587)

Now destroyed. A 19th century timber and glass conservatory, with cast iron brackets and supports. It had an original cast iron ventilating mechanism and shelves with moulded edging, supported by iron columns. The conservatory was already in poor condition at the time of listing and by 2017 the structure had collapsed. It was delisted.

August 1986-November 2017. Grade II listed. A 19th century timber and glass conservatory, with cast iron brackets and supports, a gault plinth and gault left and right support walls. The structure is polygonal with a hipped rectangular lantern surmounting the hipped roof, and ornate cast iron finials. It has double front and single rear doors, and on the lower level in the centre front and rear are semi-circular bays with concial roofs. There are central glazing bars on the windows and original cast iron ventilating mechanisms. The original cast iron shelves with moulded edging, supported by iron columns remain. There is a diagonal tiled floor with pierced cast iron ventilating/heating grills. A metal plaque on the door reads 'Messenger & Co. Ltd Horticultural Buildings, Loughborough'. Some detailing was obscured by overgrown vegetation at the time of re-survey. Documents relate to heavy expenditure on garden features in around 1850 including the making of a pond, the conservatory was probably erected at that time, see EHER 45957. <1> See photo <2>. November 2017. Delisted. The building was delisted as it was no longer extant. The conservatory was already in poor condition at the time of listing and by 2017 the structure had collapsed and the timbers were all rotten. Various efforts to restore the building had failed. <3>