Survey Data
Reg No
50060049
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Social
Previous Name
Under Secretary's Lodge / Papal Nunciature
Original Use
Demesne walls/gates/railings
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
311324, 236001
Date Recorded
29/07/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Entrance gateway, erected c.1830, comprising pair of cast-iron vehicular gates and single pedestrian gate framed by decorative masonry piers supporting cast-iron lamps. Ornate cast-iron gates with decorative castings hung on robust cast-iron posts having gadroon moulded caps. To north end is matching pedestrian cast-iron gate hung on painted square-plan pier with moulded panels and moulded cornice below square caps. Repeated to south end, both piers support decorative cast-iron lamps with glazed gas lanterns. Tarmac avenue runs on east-west axis through mature parkland opening onto Odd Lamp Road. Complemented by associated gate lodge to east.
Appraisal
Ornate cast-iron gates and posts located within the curtilage of Phoenix Park, and one of a number of fine gate and lodge compositions within the park boundary. It demonstrates high-quality nineteenth-century ironwork framed by decorative piers and lamps. The entrance screen, together with the adjoining gate lodge, forms an attractive composition and a fitting introduction to the Phoenix Park Visitor Centre. It contributes to the rich and varied architectural heritage of Phoenix Park.