Survey Data
Reg No
22205913
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
195680, 138957
Date Recorded
06/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Quadrant gateway to Grantstown Hall, comprising paired Gothic Revival castellated gate piers on circular plan, of ashlar limestone construction, built c. 1870, having decorative double-leaf wrought-iron gates to central vehicular opening. Castellated walls linking paired piers, constructed of roughly coursed limestone and having pointed arch pedestrian entrances with decorative wrought-iron pedestrian gates. Stepped castellated roughly coursed limestone walls continue diagonally from outer piers, terminating in castellated ashlar limestone gate piers on circular plan.
Appraisal
This robust monumental Gothic Revival gate, of substantial limestone construction with delicate wrought-iron detailing, is representative of the imaginative novelty and craftsmanship of the mid-nineteenth century. The gateway forms a grand and imposing entrance announcing the presence of Grantstown Hall beyond.