York Historic Environment Record

The old fernery, which is contemporary with the house is now physically separate from the main house with a separate vehicular access from Old Moor Lane to the south. The fernery is itself considered to be curtilage Listed, due to its association with the main house and conservatory.

The building is in a poor state of repair, although it retains much of its original historic fabric and interest, albeit it has been substantially altered through the installation of the new roof covering. Internally, the building is open plan, with some of the original roof structure, including weights and balances and mechanical openings still visible.

The garden at Aldersyde was laid out by Backhouses of York. They are likely to have also been involved in the creation of the Fernery.

2016, Aldersyde Fernery BR (Unpublished document). SYO2148.

Pegasus Group, 2016, Aldersyde Fernery HER ASS (Unpublished document). SYO2149.