Survey Data
Reg No
12400403
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1815 - 1835
Coordinates
241135, 172143
Date Recorded
01/01/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway, c.1825, comprising pair of limestone ashlar piers with profiled courses supporting shallow pyramidal capping, iron double gates having cast-iron finials, sections of iron flanking railings on limestone ashlar plinth having cast-iron finials, limestone ashlar outer piers with profiled courses supporting shallow pyramidal capping, and random rubble stone boundary wall to perimeter of site having squared rubble stone 'battlemented' coping. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Seskin House.
Appraisal
Exhibiting high quality stone masonry with early iron work enhancing the design aesthetic of the composition an elegantly-appointed gateway makes a pleasing visual statement at the entrance to the grounds of the Seskin House estate.