Gateway And Boundary Wall At Swanswell Entrance To Lady Herberts Garden

The gateway and boundary wall at the Swanswell entrance to Lady Herbert's Garden were built in 1930 by Albert Herbert in memory of his cousin Sir Alfred Herbert's wife, Florence Herbert. Constructed from red sandstone ashlar, the structure features bronze railings and gates. It includes a pair of rebated square gatepiers topped with moulded square caps. The bronze gates have vertical bars, decorative foliage, and acanthus finials. Flanking walls curve inward and have chamfered plinths and coping with a roll mould. On the left side, there is a bronze plaque inscribed 'Lady Herbert's Garden'. The top of the wall is adorned with a bronze railing about 125mm high, featuring a single square bar supported by posts with acorn finials and the initials 'FH' for Florence Herbert.