Comments on: The Orangery, Clapham, London https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-orangery-clapham-london/ Rambles to, and ramblings about, Follies and Garden and Landscape Ornament. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:23:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-orangery-clapham-london/#comment-15015 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:05:50 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11351#comment-15015 In reply to TOM GARDNER.

Good afternoon Tom, from sunny England. Yes indeed, fashion is fickle, but having survived for more than two centuries let us hope the Orangery has a happy future ahead of it.

]]> By: TOM GARDNER https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-orangery-clapham-london/#comment-15004 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 22:25:56 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11351#comment-15004 AS A RETIRED ANTIQUES DEALER (THE ART NOUVEAU PERIOD), THERE IS A PARAEL AS TO TASTE AND APPRECIATION. FOR YEARS, MY PERIOD WAS IN VERY HIGH DEMAND. BUT, AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT WHICH WAS ONCE CONSIDERED THE ZENITH OF BEAUTY, CAN SADLY BE …’OUT OF FASHION’, ERGO … DISCARDED. BUILDINGS HAVE A 50-50 CHANCE OF SURVIVAL, AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE.
LET US HOPE THAT A SECOND ‘USAGE’ CAN BE FOUND FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF BEAUTY.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-orangery-clapham-london/#comment-14988 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:42:20 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11351#comment-14988 In reply to Margie Hoffnung.

Hello Margie. It is extraordinary that it survived when the meadows were built on, the lakes filled and the gardens destroyed. It is only moments from Clapham Common so have a look if you are ever in the area.

]]> By: Editor https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-orangery-clapham-london/#comment-14987 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:39:04 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11351#comment-14987 Hello Nic. The Orangery seems to be cared about locally, it just needs a purpose. There have been many ideas and much discussion it appears, but no solution.

]]> By: Nic Orchard https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-orangery-clapham-london/#comment-14985 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:24:14 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11351#comment-14985 An orangery without glazing is a sad structure. Preservation without direction, too. This would seem to be a good candidate for resiting to somewhere more hospitable, where it could be appreciated more fully.

]]> By: Margie Hoffnung https://thefollyflaneuse.com/the-orangery-clapham-london/#comment-14984 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 08:52:25 +0000 https://thefollyflaneuse.com/?p=11351#comment-14984 I lived in Clapham northside for several years and never knew that was there. What an extraordinary survival.

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