Gate piers, gates, railings and steps, Ilkley Memorial Gardens

The gate piers, gates, railings, and steps at Ilkley Memorial Gardens were created in 1922 by John James Joass. They are made of sandstone and wrought ironwork.

These features enclose the memorial garden, which is located at the west end of The Grove, Ilkley's main shopping street. The garden has an irregular hexagonal shape, with the narrowest part at the east end and a second narrow point at the west end, where it borders a stream. In the center of the garden is a First World War memorial, which is separately listed at Grade II, positioned at the end of a tree-lined path that runs east-west from the main entrance at the east end. There are also secondary gated entrances on the north and south sides of the garden. A Second World War memorial is aligned with the First World War memorial towards the west end and is flanked by pavilion shelters, which are also separately listed at Grade II.

The garden is enclosed on the north, south, and east sides by wrought-iron fencing that features panels with concave-shaped tops and decorative links. At the east end, there are a pair of square sandstone gate piers with rounded caps, topped with wrought-iron lamp standards and decorative wrought-iron gates. Similar wrought-iron gates are found at the entrances on the north and south sides. The entrance on the south side, adjacent to Kings Road, is accessed by a flight of stone steps with side walls topped by low wrought-iron railings that match the style of the gates.