Boundary Wall Ha-Ha Wall Gates And Gatepiers To South Of Kirkleatham Hall School

REDCAR KIRKLEATHAM NZ 52 SE and NZ 62 SW 4/75 Boundary wall, ha-ha wall, gates and gatepiers to south of Kirkleatham Hall School. G.V. II.

Ha-Ha wall, mid/late C18; boundary wall c.1800; and gates and gatepiers 1919; on southern boundary of grounds of Kirkleatham Hall School and Washaways Plantation. Dressed sandstone; ashlar gatepiers and flanking parts of wall; iron gates. Ha-ha wall runs for c.210m. alongside stream, and is ramped up at east end, to high boundary wall of Washaways Plantation, which curves gently to north-east, running for c.350m, terminating in gates and gatepiers. Walls have flat copings. Banded rusticated gatepiers, each with narrow cornice under short pedestal with heavily-moulded cornice and ball finial. 2-leaf gates, segment-headed when closed. Each leaf has dograil of arrowheads, scrolled panel of double lockrail supporting waterleaf ornament and verticals alternately turned. Scrolled mock overthrow and crestings. Ha-ha wall formerly fronted grounds of Kirkleatham Hall (demolished 1955) and gates and gatepiers formed entrance to driveway leading to the Hall. Gates dilapidated at time of resuvey. Included for group value and as integral with layout of grounds of Kirkleatham Hall and Stable Block (Kirkleatham Hall Farm, q.v.).

Listing NGR: NZ5976021807