19th century glasshouses in the walled kitchen garden at St Osyths Priory (EHER 80504)
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Summary
Only one 19th century glasshouse remains, the two others having been demolished with only the brick wall foundations remaining.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1226 1580 (23m by 22m) (3 map features) |
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| Civil Parish | ST OSYTH, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
February 2023. Level 3 building survey.
The garden remained unchanged between 1874 and 1897, after which time the glasshouses, boilerhouse and raised beds were added. The glasshouse is a three-quarter span glasshouse and is located on the northern wall of the garden. It is rectangular in shape, single storey and aligned roughly east-west. It is approximately 15.3m by 4.5m.
The glasshouse bases and the raised beds are all located within the garden, to the south of the glasshouse. Glasshouse base A is 4.9m by 7.5m and glasshouse base B is 4.8m by 12.6m. One of the raised beds is 11m long while the other is 8.1m long. Both are 1.9m wide. All four structures are constructed from red brick laid in Monk bond. The two glasshouse bases have a poured concrete floor while the raised beds are grassed.
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Sources
- <1> SEX75693 Building Recording Report: Veasey, S.. 2023. Historic building recording of a bothy, glasshouse, boilerhouse and other garden structures in the walled kitchen garden at St Osyth’s Priory, St Osyth, Essex, CO16 8GW.