Entrance Gateway To Green Lane Works

The entrance gateway to Green Lane Works dates to 1860 and was built for Henry Hoole. It was restored and refronted in 1985. The gateway is constructed from ashlar, stucco, and brick, with a gabled and hipped slate roof and a single gable stack. It is a tripartite triumphal arch of three storeys and eight bays. The central section projects and features a dentilled pediment with a frieze inscribed "Green Lane Works". The arch itself is round-arched, with a rusticated base, voussoirs, and a mask keystone. Flanking the arch are narrow wings with framed bronze relief panels, possibly by Alfred Stevens, depicting Industry and Art. Below, single round-headed doorways are located. Stucco bays are situated to either side of the arch, followed by brick bays constructed in 1985. A pair of tall board doors are positioned under the archway. Above, a square cupola features diagonal buttresses, console brackets to the corniced clock stage, a round-arched square lantern, a square dome, and a weather vane. The rear elevation is plainer, with a pediment containing a bust in a roundel and the inscription "Established AD 1795. Rebuilt by Henry E Hoole 1860". A rusticated gateway is also present. To the left is a stucco wing with a first-floor sillband, containing five 12-pane sashes and a tripartite sash, with eight late 20th-century windows above. The interior has not been inspected. The works were used from approximately 1851 to 1930 for making cast-iron fireplaces, and from 1940 to 1948 for making razor blades. The group value of this listing resides in its significance as an exceptionally well-preserved example of a Victorian industrial gateway.