Entrance Portal And Lodges To Former White City Greyhound Track

The entrance portal and lodges to the former White City greyhound track, built in 1828, are constructed from ashlar, which is now painted, and feature cast-iron gates. The design is grand and classical, with double vehicular gates flanked by pedestrian doorways and two-storey lodges. The elaborate double cast-iron gates sit beneath a semi-circular keystone arch, which is flanked by freestanding paired unfluted Ionic columns. The doorways also include cast-iron gates and blind recesses above. Each lodge on either side has attached giant columns in antis and 12-pane sash windows on both floors. A bold entablature and blocking course run across the entire structure, projecting forward above the freestanding columns. This portal originally served as the entrance to the Botanic Gardens.