The Conservatory and the Great British Weather
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009The conservatory is a longstanding British tradition which really came into its own in the 1800’s and with the great British climate being what it is; it’s easy to see why.
When considering buying a conservatory you will quite often hear cynical advice such as ‘they get far too hot in the summer you know…’ Well yes, they do, I agree – a glass box which is in effect a green house, pegged onto the side of your property is bound to get a little heated in direct sunlight. In fact I don’t sit in mine at the moment (mid-August) partly because it’s really hot in there, but more importantly, because it is one of those rare moments in the British calendar when it is actually possible to sit in the garden!
However, at all other times of the year, my favourite place in the house is the conservatory. There I can soak up precious rays of sunshine whilst smugly sheltered from the ravages of the bitter wind, pouring rain, drizzle, sleet… whatever the great British weather chooses to throw at us. In answer to the question ‘is it too hot to sit in the conservatory in the summer?’ I would say ‘yes it is’ - but when the summer only lasts about 2 weeks, I consider it a terrific investment for the remaining 50 weeks of the year.