North Forecourt Wall With Two Gates And Gate Piers And Return To Gatehouse

CHARLECOTE

SP2556 CHARLECOTE PARK 1901-1/10/28 North forecourt wall with two gates 18/03/97 and gate piers and return to Gatehouse

GV II*

Garden walls, steps, gates and gate piers. C16, C18 and C19. For Rev William Lacy. Gates by Nicholas Paris. Brick with ashlar dressings; wrought-iron. Ashlar quoins. Wall and balustrade to the north of the forecourt to Charlecote Park (qv), incorporating steps and gate with gate piers to the Cedar Lawn and gate with gate piers next to the house to west end and with short south return to the Gatehouse to east end. Part of west half is probably C16, the rest dates from the first half of the C19, incorporating 1722 gates to west end; the balustrade to north wall is later C19. Ashlar balustrade has moulded coping over pierced rosettes derived from the gatehouse, separated by piers with paired fluted consoles. Central recess has concave walls with ashlar benches flanking steps up to plain paired iron gates to Cedar Lawn; 2 flower urns to each side. In front of the benches stand the 2 lead figures (qv). Paired wrought-iron gates near the west end have brick gate piers with quoins and moulded ashlar plinths and caps with c1600 finials; rich wrought-iron overthrow incorporating monogram: WL for Revd William Lucy and side piers. South return has central canted bay and octagonal pier to angle with pepper-pot finial with diapering. Property of the National Trust. (The National Trust: Charlecote Park: 1991-: 8).

Listing NGR: SP2595156439