Entrance Gateway And Attached Railings To Ravenfield Hall Farm

SK49NE 1/85 29.3.68

RAVENFIELD RAVENFIELD LANE (east side) Entrance gateway and and attached railings to Ravenfield Hall Farm

GV II

Entrance gateway to Ravenfield Park with attached railings, Mid C18, probably by John Carr for the Ravenfield Hall estate. Ashlar sandstone; wrought-iron railings and gates. Double gate and side gates with inner and outer gate piers; attached railings on quadrant plinth walls which return to line roadside and terminate at end piers. Main gate piers: each with re-entrant corners, plinth, band-rusticated shaft with triglyph frieze and cornice beneath block with paterae surmounted by pedimented cornice with acanthus cup to pineapple finial. Outer gate piers: square, otherwise similar to main piers but with lower cornices surmounted by ball finials having bands with Greek key ornament. Main gates: alternate wavey and straight dog-bars with diagonal brace; top rails with ring ornament and rounded finials, scrolled stiles. Remains of side gates with spear-headed dog bars and pendant decoration to top rail. Coped quadrant walls with plain railings return to line roadisde and continue approximately 70 metres to north and south where they terminate at ashlar piers with sunken panels and cornices; the northern pier retains a vase finial. Formed principal entrance to Ravenfield Hall remodelled by John Carr but now demolished.

Listing NGR: SK4825995615