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<h3>Hardwood Conservatories</h3> <strong><a href="http://oakconservatories.co.uk">Hardwood Conservatories</a></strong> are increasingly popular, especially if they are manufactured in timber from sustainable sources, are thermally efficient & double-glazed. Richmond Oak, based on the outskirts of <a href="http://www.oakconservatories.co.uk/London_conservatory/London_conservatories_and_orangeries_in_oak_hardwood.htm">London</a>, UK, use European Oak <i>Quercus Robur</i> exclusively for their hand crafted <a href="http://www.oakconservatories.co.uk/bespoke.html">bespoke conservatories</a> as it is not only long-lasting, but grows more attractive as it weathers and ages.<h4>Famous Conservatories</h4>The architect John Nash designed four conservatories for Buckingham Palace in 1825, but during remodelling of the Palace under William IV they were moved. One went to Kew in South West London in 1836, now home of the <a href="http://www.rbgkew.org.uk">Royal Botanic Gardens.</a> Now known as the Architectural Conservatory, it is the oldest of the 19<sup>th</sup> Century glasshouses standing at Kew today.<h4>Orangeries</h4> <a href="http://www.oakconservatories.co.uk/orangeries.htm">Orangeries</a> date back to the middle of the 16<sup>th</sup> century and their emergence is tied in with the arrival of the fruit in Northern Europe and the need to cultivate them locally. Today the word &ldquo;Orangery&rdquo; usually refers to a building with glazed sides, built on a brick or wood support. Unlike conservatories, orangeries have a partially glazed roof made up from roof lanterns.