Survey Data
Reg No
60230140
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Gates/railings/walls
In Use As
Gates/railings/walls
Date
1779 - 1837
Coordinates
323621, 225462
Date Recorded
31/01/2017
Date Updated
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Description
Gateway, extant 1837, on a symmetrical plan comprising pair of granite ashlar piers on moulded plinths having cornices on fluted friezes on monolithic stringcourses below gadrooned capping supporting cast-iron double gates with granite ashlar outer piers on cut-granite plinths having cut-granite stepped capping. Road fronted at entrance to grounds of Johnstown House.
Appraisal
A gateway making a pleasing visual statement at the entrance on to the grounds of the Johnstown House estate. NOTE: The gateway is likely a relic of the original Johnstown House described (1810) as 'the seat of Major Armstrong…a good house [in] a demesne of fourteen acres, well improved, good gardens handsomely laid out, and in fine order' (Deighan 1810, 192).