Survey Data
Reg No
32401908
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1800 - 1850
Coordinates
156389, 329718
Date Recorded
20/08/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Stone entrance gate screen, built c. 1825. Large square pillars carrying carriage gates, flanked by smaller similarly-detailed pillars carrying pedestrian gates flanked by curved sweep walls to road. Tooled ashlar limestone pillars, moulded plinths, moulded cornices, square caps. Mild steel gates with cast-iron embellishments c. 2000. Random rubble limestone sweep walls, saddleback stone copings. Gravel surface to area between gates and road.
Appraisal
This gate screen provides a fitting entrance to Longford demesne. The ashlar pillars, while simply detailed, are well proportioned.