Shannon Gates and Crinkle Crankle Wall at Broke Hall

The Shannon Gates and Crinkle Crankle Wall form part of the north-eastern boundary of the walled garden at Broke Hall. The brick wall was built between 1792 and 1838, and the gates were constructed in 1859 using oak timbers reputedly salvaged from the HMS Shannon.

The wall is constructed of handmade red bricks laid in a monk bond pattern, and follows a crinkle-crankle form with seven undulating bays extending from the north to the east corners of the garden. The wall is lower at its eastern end, where some localised repairs are visible.

The Shannon Gates are located in the western part of the wall, where the brickwork slopes downwards to meet the gate posts. The gates are made of oak and consist of two large carriage gates flanked by smaller pedestrian gates. Four gate posts feature corner buttress details and octagonal caps. The pedestrian gates have six panels each, filled with decorative boards and topped with three fleur de lys finials. The larger carriage gates have two diagonally boarded panels at their base and two upper panels of scrolling neo-Jacobean fretwork, surmounted by scrolling openwork. The gates are secured by iron straps.