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The Camellia House


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Project details

Title:The Camellia House
Entr. year: 2025
Result:Award
Country: United Kingdom
Town: Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Category type: building conservation, conservation, architectural heritage
Notes:European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2025 — Conservation and Adaptive Reuse. Award winner. Grade II*-listed building, formerly on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register.
Building type/ Project type: garden/park/landscape architecture, urban design/urban restoration
Former use:Tea pavilion; camellia glasshouse; later disused
Actual use:Public tearoom, heritage venue, events space and living collection of historic camellias
Built: 1738 (original pavilion); 1812 (extension for camellias)
Architect / Proj.leader: Donald Insall Associates , David Trevis-Smith — Client Project Manager, Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust / DTS Solutions
Web, Links:

wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk/whats-on/the-camellia-house/

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