Orangerie

The Conservatory in Dalkeith Park was designed by Wiliam Burn in 1832 to form a 12 sided glasshouse. At the time the Duke of Buccleuch owned several coal mines so heating the furnaces in the vaulted cellar below was no problem. The central chimney provided the support for the elaborate geometric cast iron roof girder. The Conservatory housed orange trees and dates, which gave it the name of Orangerie.
Unfortunately now it would be too expensive to renovate to its former state.