Gates And Gate Piers About 30 Yards East Of The Abbey Church Of St Michael And All Angels

A set of four gate piers of late-C19 date, probably designed by Peter Paul Pugin and built of sandstone with limestone dressings and oak gates. The piers are square on section, and set diagonally. There are two pedestrian gates at either side of a carriage way, with single gates to the side and a double gate at the centre. The lateral piers have tapered caps with a knop finial. The central piers are more substantial and have a moulded band below the cap and below the knop finial. The gates do not appear to be original but to follow the pre-existing pattern. These have two ranks of open panels divided by a mid-rail, with interlacing arched struts to the lower panels and uprights and a cross motif to the centre of each upper panel.