Gates, Piers And Walls To Sledmere House From The Stables To The Triton Inn

SLEDMERE MAIN STREET SE 9264-9364 (south side)

17/42 Gates, piers and walls to Sledmere House from the Stables to the Triton Inn

GV II

Gates, piers and walls. Gates c1700 brought from Venice during the C19; with late C18 walls and with later additions and alterations. Pinkish-red brick with tile and ashlar copings and wrought-iron gates. Gateway has end piers, square on plan, with ashlar copings and ball finials then wall, curved on plan, with tile copings ramp upwards to inner piers, square on plan, with ashlar cappings. Ornamental double gates have scroll and ribbon motif to lower part, then bars with scrolls to sides and ornamental overthrow now incorporated into gate. From westernmost pier wall continues south-east for approximately 75 metres, approximately 1.75 metres high with tile copings, to abut ranges to rear of Triton Inn (qv).

Listing NGR: SE9307564834