Walls, Gates And Gate Piers To The Old Palace

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SO8454NE DEANSWAY 620-1/16/210 (West side) 19/08/99 Walls, Gates and Gate Piers to The Old Palace

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Walls, gates and gate piers. c1719-23. Possibly by William and Francis Smith of Tettenhall, Staffordshire for Bishop John Hough. Pinkish-red brick in English Garden Wall bond with green and red sandstone plinth, ashlar copings and finials, cast-iron vehicular gates and timber pedestrian gate. Wall follows the line of the street extending for approximately 40 metres, in 2 sections of approximately 35 metres from north west to gate, then 5 metres to east. Chamfered plinth. Wall approximately 3 metres high surmounted by double-chamfered copings. Piers at intervals of approximately 5 metres are taller and have cornices. Gatepiers surmounted by cornices and gadrooned vase finials. Double gates have bars joined to form Gothick arches to heads, and dogbars, with 2 levels of rails between. At north west end a further pedestrian entrance: plank door in round-arched opening and with double-chamfered coping over, between 2 piers. The building of the wall was probably part of the scheme for alterations and rebuilding at The Old Palace (qv) for Bishop Hough, c1719-23. A significant streetscape feature forming part of the setting for The Old Palace (qv).