Survey Data

Reg No

11812027


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Artistic, Social


Original Use

Demesne walls/gates/railings


In Use As

Demesne walls/gates/railings


Date

1830 - 1870


Coordinates

292135, 221756


Date Recorded

20/06/2002


Date Updated

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Description

Gateway, c.1850, comprising pair of granite ashlar piers with moulded cornice capping having globe finials, cast-iron double gates and rendered curved flanking walls with cast-iron pedestrian gates and granite ashlar terminating piers. Set back from line of dual carriageway with grass verge to front.

Appraisal

This gateway, which is an integral component of the Palmerstown House estate, is an attractive feature on the side of the dual carriageway and serves to convey to the passer-by the opulence of the main house. The construction of the piers reveals a high quality of stone masonry practised in the locality while the gates are important examples of early surviving cast-iron work.