Gates And Gatepiers To East Of Longford Hall

The entrance gates and gatepiers to the east of Longford Hall date from the early 18th century and are reputedly designed by Robert Bakewell. They are constructed from stone and iron. The pair of square gate piers stands approximately 12 feet high and features rustication on all sides, with a moulded cornice and shallow pyramidal coping stone on top. Each pier has plain pilasters with scrolled tops on the north and south sides, with the two central pilasters designed to hold the gates.

The gates themselves are a fine pair, each featuring a segmental curve at the center and constructed from plain square-sectioned rails. These rails are connected by a band adorned with small knobbed and scrolled finials about a third of the way up, and there is an ornate cornice above. At the base, there is a dograil decorated with arrowheads. The cornice includes a frieze of strapwork with wavy bands at the center, a design that is echoed in narrow separate panels on the sides where the gates are hung. Both gates are topped with elaborate scrolled overmantles that have fleur de lys type finials.