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Temperate House, Kew Gardens, London
Approval for the construction of a Temperate House was granted
in 1859. Decimus Burton (1800-81) prepared the designs and work began in
1860, but the building was not completed immediately and work was postponed
indefinitely in 1863. It was not until 1894 that approval was given for the
final stage with work restarting in August 1895. The south wing was finished
in 1897, followed by the north wing, in 1898.
The completed building, which
is the largest glasshouse at Kew, measures 180 m by 42 m at its greatest
length and breadth, and covers an area of 4800 m2, about twice the size of
the Palm House.
The house underwent a complete refurbishment in the 1980’s. Climate
Controls Limited was successful in their bid to provide services including
the heating, ventilation and environmental control system.
Climate Controls Ltd. La Route des Longs Camps, St Sampson, Guernsey, GY2 4UQ, Channel Islands, Great Britain
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