Survey Data
Reg No
22830098
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Scientific
Previous Name
Newtown House
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1785 - 1841
Coordinates
261413, 111589
Date Recorded
21/07/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway, extant 1841, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of drag edged dragged limestone ashlar piers on moulded plinths having ogee-detailed cornice capping supporting wrought iron double gates with benchmark-inscribed drag edged dragged cut-limestone Gibbsian surrounds centred on triple keystones framing wrought iron gates. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Newtown School.
Appraisal
A gateway forming part of a self-contained group alongside an adjacent gate lodge (see 22830097) with the resulting ensemble making a pleasing visual statement in Newtown Road: meanwhile, a discreet benchmark remains of additional interest for the connections with cartography and the preparation of maps by the Ordnance Survey (established 1824).