Iron Gates, Posts And Railings 200 Metres North West Of Lambton Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1967. Gate and railings.
Iron Gates, Posts And Railings 200 Metres North West Of Lambton Castle
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-garret-hemlock
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1967
- Type
- Gate and railings
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NORTH LODGE LAMBTON PARK NZ 25 SE 4/52 Iron gates, posts 1/2/67 and railings 200 metres north-west of Lambton Castle (previously included in the Civil Parish of Harraton) II*
Posts, gates and railings at north-west drive to Lambton Castle. Circa 1820 possibly designed by Ignatius Bonomi. Wrought iron. Large and elaborate gateway: 4 posts, defining carriage and pedestrian entrances; flanking serpentine- plan railings.
Tall posts have corner bars rising to ogee tops with elaborate finials; paired rails with decorative infill including spirals and scrollwork; central lozenges with rams' heads (Lambton insignia). Pair of carriage gates and flanking pedestrian gates have close-set bars and scrolled ogee crests; similar decorative infill between rails; each leaf of carriage gates has a central panel with Achievement of Lambton Arms. Railings have close-set standards with spiked- ball heads and regularly-spaced narrow panels with latticing, scrollwork and ogee crests.
Stone end piers and walls beyond are not of special interest.
Listing NGR: NZ2964952674
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