Survey Data
Reg No
20818112
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1840 - 1880
Coordinates
181744, 112241
Date Recorded
17/10/2006
Date Updated
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Description
Limestone gateway to Christian Brothers monastery and school, erected c.1860, comprising square-profile cut tooled limestone inner and outer piers, having caps and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. Curved snecked limestone walls with limestone copings.
Appraisal
This gateway is located at end of an impressive straight driveway leading to the Christian Brothers School, but formerly serving the former parochial house to once stood to the north. It forms an attractive entrance, the cut limestone exhibiting fine craftsmanship.