Survey Data
Reg No
31212181
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1840 - 1897
Coordinates
100131, 284333
Date Recorded
18/08/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway, extant 1897, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of tuck pointed drag edged tooled limestone ashlar piers on chamfered plinths having "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates. Now disused. Street fronted at entrance to grounds of Mount Saint Mary's Convent of Mercy.
Appraisal
A gateway making a pleasing visual statement in Altamont Street at the entrance on to the grounds of Mount Saint Mary's Convent of Mercy.