HISTORIC England has awarded a grant of £343,000 towards the restoration of several garden buildings at Ripley Castle, near Harrogate. The grant will fund repairs to the Orangery, Fire Engine House and adjoining pavilions and bothies - potting sheds - within the pleasure grounds of the 15th century country house. This group of garden buildings are thought to have been designed around 1785 by York-born architect William Belwood for Sir John Ingilby. In 1817-18, a glass roof was added to the orangery to convert it into a palm house. Listed at Grade II, the Orangery, Fire Engine House, pavilions and bothies collectively are amongst the top ten per cent most important historic buildings in the country.