Survey Data
Reg No
13823015
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Technical
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1850 - 1870
Coordinates
296492, 290287
Date Recorded
05/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway, built c. 1860. Pair of limestone ashlar octagonal gate piers, quadrant wing walls, gabled pedestrian entrance gateway to east. Piers with projecting chamfered plinths, splayed string courses, quatrefoil carved frieze panels, splayed cornice caps; squared rubble walling to quadrants and pedestrian gateway, ashlar copings with corbelled kneelers to gateway. Wrought-iron double-leaf gates and railings with cast-iron enrichments. Rubble stone boundary wall to east with rubble stone coping, gate lodge to convent to south-east.
Appraisal
This appealing gateway is a fitting entrance to the Convent of Mercy complex. It forms a neat group with the adjacent gate lodge. The elegantly profiled piers exhibit high quality stone masonry while the decorative ironwork enhances the design quality of the composition.