Gatehouse And Attached Kitchen Courtyard Walls At Arbury Hall

The gatehouse and attached kitchen courtyard walls at Arbury Hall, believed to be from 1754, are constructed of sandstone ashlar with an old plain-tile roof that is concealed by gable parapets. Designed in the Gothic Revival style, the gatehouse features four-centred arched openings and embattled square angle turrets adorned with a moulded string course, niches above, and a cornice decorated with fleur-de-lys. The large moulded and chamfered gateway includes ribbed double doors, and hood moulds are present throughout the structure. The embattled moulded gable displays a shield of arms and a cross finial. The elevation facing the stable yard is simpler, featuring a chamfered arch, a plain gable, and a shield of arms. Inside, the gatehouse has a plaster vaulted ceiling. The kitchen courtyard walls, primarily from the early 19th century, are made of Flemish bond brick with stone coping and stand approximately 3 metres high. The south screen wall is faced with sandstone ashlar in the Gothic Revival style and consists of three bays with hollow-chamfered four-centred arched openings. The third bay includes a doorway with a sash door, while the windows feature Y-tracery. A Jacobean openwork stone balustrade, re-used from another location in the garden, crowns the structure.