A conservatory in an English garden provides a sunny reception room while also allowing plants to be overwintered. – Vintage Photograph

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Conservatories have been a part of English life as far back as the mid-17th century. However, it wasn’t until 1845, when the glass tax was abolished, that they become accessible to the middle classes. Nowadays, conservatories are likely to be architect designed and feature traditional shapes and period features combined with modern materials and insulation techniques. They can be used for entertaining, relaxing, and even dining, depending on the location.Conservatories have been a part of English life as far back as the mid-17th century. However, it wasn’t until 1845, when the glass tax was abolished, that they become accessible to the middle classes. Nowadays, conservatories are likely to be architect designed and feature traditional shapes and period features combined with modern materials and insulation techniques. They can be used for entertaining, relaxing, and even dining, depending on the location.

Dimensions: 16.5 x 16.5 cm

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CONSERVATORIES are as much a part of English life as cricket and cucumber sand- wiches. They were in use for overwintering plants as early as the mid-17th Century al- though it was another 100 years before the classes recog- upper nised their potential as places for entertaining. 000 When the glass tax was abandoned in 1845 they suddenly came within the budgets of the middle classes and conservatories were added to even quite modest homes. Increasing- ly they began to be used as sunny reception with plants providing a year-round decoration. rooms Until the second half of this century little attention was paid to their style. Today’s conservatory is likely to be architect designed with originality being the keyword. Tradi- tional shapes and period features are now combined with new materials and modern insulation tech- niques to provide living space which is water-tight, draught-proof, has a long life expectancy and low maintenance costs and can be double or triple glazed. You can bring the garden into the home and the house into the garden by adding a conservatory like this have Conservatories many different uses. They can add a new dimension to your social life when used for drinks or dinner parties. They are the perfect place to relax at the end of the day and they make ideal playrooms whatever the weather. Choosing the right site for the conservatory is essential and obviously one of the main considera- tions has to be its intended use. 000 If you plan to eat in it, it needs to be built fairly close to the kitchen. No- one wants lukewarm meals even if the atmosphere aimed for eating is al fresco. Where the intention is to make best use of sunlight, the obvious place for the conservatory may not be the best site. In north-facing gardens where the back of the house is never in direct sunlight, the best solution is to build the conservatory