Main Gateway, Lodges And Linking Walls To Harewood House

SE 3244, 14/90

HAREWOOD, HARROGATE ROAD (west side), Main gateway, lodges and linking walls to Harewood House

(formerly listed as Nos. 78, 79, 80 & 81) 30.03.66

G.V.

II*

Main gateway, lodges and linking walls to Harewood House. c1802-4 based on a design by Humphry Repton, redesigned in execution by Peter Atkinson (York) and John Muschamp (mason) for Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood. Large finely-worked ashlar, roof not visible but probably lead, cast and wrought-iron railings. 2-storey gatehouse linked by wall to single-storey lodges. Gatehouse: 3 bays articulated by 4 giant Roman Doric engaged columns on blocks. Plinth. Central tall semicircular archway, fluted impost band. Flanking bays have arched sash windows set in semicircular-arched recesses with moulded impost and architrave with rectangular plaques above. Doric entablature the soffit carved with guilloche ornament. Casement-moulded cornice with carved soffit, blocking course with central plaque and cornice. Simple wrought and cast-iron gates from Chesterfield House, Mayfair (demolished c1936). Rear: same detail as front. Interior of archway has to either side doorway with architrave, frieze and cornice; 6-panel door; set in recessed bay of Doric columns distyle in antis. Fluted frieze carried across from front. Vaulted ceiling coffered with carved flower heads. Small square lodges front main road: sash windows to front and inner returns flanked by Doric columns supporting triangular pediment with continuous fluted frieze; blocking course and cornice. Doorways set in outer returns hidden from view. Fronting roads attached short length of ashlar walling with gate piers with casement-moulded cornice carried across wall with blocking course. Gateway to left retains large double wooden doors with raised panels in which are set cast-iron masks. Attached to rear of lodges short straight section of wall with Doric entablature, cornice and blocking course with piers surmounted by good carved urns with lower curving wall linking to gatehouse which has simple iron railings closely set with arrow-head finials. This gateway made the village the introduction to the house and replaced Lofthouse Lodge (q.v.) as the main entrance. J. M. Robinson, "In Pursuit of Excellence" (article Country Life, (June 28,1979) p2116. N. Pevsner, Yorkshire West Riding, (1974) p247.

Listing NGR: SE3209744950