Survey Data
Reg No
12005029
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1865 - 1885
Coordinates
250191, 155801
Date Recorded
07/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway, c.1875, possibly incorporating fabric of earlier gateway, 1808, comprising pair of tooled cut-limestone piers with cut-stone plaque, cut-stone capping, and cast-iron double gates having foliate finials. Possibly reassembled on site, post-1948. Road fronted.
Appraisal
An appealing gateway reputed to have been salvaged from the Kilkenny County and City Gaol complex (redeveloped, pre-1871, incorporating fabric of earlier complex, 1808; demolished, 1948) in nearby Stephen Street. Exhibiting high quality stone masonry with particular emphasis on the tooled detailing the design aesthetic of the composition is further enhanced by early iron work incorporating pleasing foliate finials.