Walls And Piers To Front Of Greenbank

The walls and gate piers at the front of Greenbank were likely built around 1930 by Sir Charles Reilly for Peter Jones. Constructed from yellow sandstone ashlar, the wall is approximately 1 metre high and features a row of shallow panels beneath a moulded cornice. The rectangular piers, which support three pairs of gates, have plinths and long panels on the front, with side-wings that include volutes and cornices. Square piers are located at the ends and corners of the walls. The original railings and gates, designed by the Birmingham Guild, have been replaced with simpler versions created by the Cheshire County Architect's Department around 1980. These replacements include a bottom rail, dogbars, a double middle rail divided by circlets, and a Greek key pattern between the double top rails.