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Introducing....

the Lady Smith Manor Orangery!

We are writing a new story and we invite you to be part of it.

From abandoned and forgotten, to restored and reloved, the journey starts here!

The Beginning of The Story..

There it stood.
A shadow of its former self, where once busy hens provided fresh eggs for the family dinner table, it now stood abandoned and crushed by the weight of a winter storm.

 

The weathered cedar shingles that had acted as nature’s duct tape, holding the four walls together in a last-ditch effort to keep the building upright, had finally given in. Now a heap of mismatched planks of rotting wood, and shattered, sharp remains of glass scattered like glitter on the floor.
Maybe it was the ghosts of those cheerful chickens quietly whispering to me, but in that moment I just knew. I could clearly imagine a space that took lessons from history and the land but had the style and grandeur of old English estates, sitting exactly where the old chicken coop sat crumbling and forlorn before me.

 

I would bring this crumbling, overgrown ruin back to life.

 

All my life I’ve been in love with idyllic country estates with their magnificent architecture, beautifully manicured gardens, and quintessential tea rooms. And no great English stately home would be complete without a fashionable orangery. If you’ve never seen one, they are truly architectural wonders. Full of rare shrubs and vibrant, fragrant citrus trees where owners once proudly displayed their exotic orange trees.

 

And you’ll soon be able to experience our own unique version, right here at Lady Smith Manor.
Introducing, The Lady Smith Manor Orangery!

 

A one-of-a kind space where we’ll offer an abundance of old-fashioned traditions & treasured moments that bring people together and foster laughter and conversation, right here in Dorchester.

 

The Orangery will be the kind of place where you’ll lose track of time as you sit bathed in sunlight savouring the sweet aroma of a freshly brewed cup of coffee, reconnect over one of our special Thirsty Whippet cocktails, and experience new culinary traditions and flavours at our specially designed long table.
This is more than just an orangery; this is where you’ll experience history as a living story, and we invite you to be a part of it.

or·ange·ry

Noun

a greenhouse where orange trees are grown.

Ready To Be Part Of The Story?

We invite you to be part of the new story we are writing.

Follow the build and be part of the journey as we go from old chicken coop to The Orangery where you’ll lose track of time as you sit bathed in sunlight savouring the sweet aroma of a freshly brewed cup of coffee, reconnect over one of our special Thirsty Whippet cocktails, and experience new culinary traditions and flavours at our specially designed long table.

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