Victorian Greenhouse

The greenhouse is also known as a Victorian greenhouse or glasshouse. There was a big boom of them popping up in the Victorian times. The Victorians loved growing their own fruit, vegetables, plants and exotic plants. The Victorian glass house provided somewhere for the Victorians to experiment with plants and cultivation in their gardens.

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Having a greenhouse or glasshouse in the Victorian times showed who had wealth. This is because in them days they had to pay window tax which made it expensive especially with how many windows a glasshouse had.

A study of plants was very popular in the Victorian times. The Victorians made fantastic bespoke buildings to help maximize light and create the perfect temperature for plants that should only be grown or seen abroad.

In 1845 glass tax was abolished and window tax was abolished in 1851 – this then made it easier and cheaper for the middle class to be able to afford to purchase a glasshouse or even build their own design in the garden.

Mass manufacturing started and small glasshouses were made along with plain glasshouses out of iron and glass. These could then be assembled in your own back garden.

Greenhouse and Glasshouse Design changes.

This then led the way to new designs being built to suit different uses. Hot houses, orangeries, conservatories (known as winter houses) were getting built on the side of houses.

In the Victorian ere glasshouses, were heated using coal or Coke. When the advancement of boiler technology came along cast iron boilers with pressurized systems replaced them.

What’s the difference between a glasshouse or a greenhouse?

A glass house is a building that is created from glass and steel. Greenhouses are mainly glass and are built from wood and polythene.

It’s great to see some history of the glasshouse and greenhouse