Survey Data
Reg No
11201141
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Historical
Original Use
Demesne walls/gates/railings
In Use As
Demesne walls/gates/railings
Date
1770 - 1780
Coordinates
303297, 235371
Date Recorded
25/04/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Principal entrance to demesne, c.1775, with pair of channelled granite ashlar gate piers having Coade stone roundels to cap stones. Replacement sliding gate. Set in random rubble boundary wall, stretching from Vesey Bridge to former Lucan Parish School, of three to six metres in height, with 'Famine hole' to southern extreme. Pedestrian cast-iron gate with granite lintel set in wall at eastern extreme.
Appraisal
An elegant, well-designed entrance gateway which complements the architectural style of the main house beyond. The flanking sections of boundary wall are appropriately forbidding for a demesne of this importance, and remain an integral part of the estate, as well as adding character and interest to this approach to the village centre.