Sphinx Gates (Pair Of Gate Piers And Gates Approximately 137 Metres East Of Barn) is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1976. Gate piers.

Sphinx Gates (Pair Of Gate Piers And Gates Approximately 137 Metres East Of Barn)

WRENN ID
twisted-barrel-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Country
England
Date first listed
5 August 1976
Type
Gate piers
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sphinx Gates are a pair of gate piers and gates located approximately 137 meters east of the barn in Temple Newsam Park, built around 1760 by Lancelot Brown. The gate piers feature a rusticated stone band with a key motif, a deep frieze adorned with a drape, and a moulded cornice topped with a sphinx. The gates themselves are heavy plain iron, designed by Lord Burlington and published in 1738.

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