Western Gatepiers And Walls To Derby Lodge At Sk 435 444

The Western gatepiers and walls to Derby Lodge were built around 1910, likely designed by Walter Tapper for the Miller-Mundys of Shipley Hall. Constructed from ashlar and rubble sandstone, the central pair of square gatepiers stands approximately 15 feet high, featuring moulded bases and cornices, ball finials, and inset panels on the east and west sides. The north and south sides have broad pilaster strips with scrolled tops. On either side of the central piers are smaller piers, with pairs of double wooden gates of a later date positioned between each set. Low rubble walls with flat copings curve westward from the smaller piers, ending in plain square piers with moulded bases; only the northern pier remains at full height, complete with a moulded cornice and ball finial on top. Attached to the north and south of these piers are 8 feet high random rubble walls with flat copings. Approximately every 10 feet, the walls ramp upwards, with a plain pilaster strip located just beyond each ramp to the south.