Part of our industry describes a hipped roof conservatory as a Georgian Conservatory and this style usually suit many period homes built between 1720 and 1840 and neo-Georgian homes built since that time. Very few authentic Georgian Conservatories remain apart from those attached to stately homes.

Today’s Georgian Conservatories are really only conservatories that have been inspired by the period rather than reproductions of what was built at the time. If you are unfamiliar with Georgian architecture, take a look at those around Abbey Square near the cathedral.

Part of our industry describes a hipped roof conservatory as an Edwardian Conservatory and this style usually suit many period homes built between 1890 and 1920.  Others refer to this style as Georgian.

Today’s Edwardian Conservatories are really only conservatories that have been inspired by the period rather than reproductions of what was built at the time.

The Victorian boom in Surrey from 1840-70 coincided with the Victorian mania for conservatories. This had taken off when engineering allowed the marriage of glass, wrought iron and wood. There are various styles of Victorian Conservatory as architecture changed substantially throughout Victoria’s long reign. Typical designs include Gothic Conservatories and Tudor inspired buildings typified by the numerous black and white half-timbered buildings in the city. Typically today the term Victorian Conservatory is applied to a conservatory with 135° or 151° angles at the corners. However, the most usual Victorian conservatory design was a Lean-to conservatory.