Royal Dockyard Entrance Gateway Piers And Abutting Walls

The Royal Dockyard entrance gateway features piers and abutting walls built in the early to mid-19th century. It consists of two tall, stout, square stone piers that have cornices and chamfered tops. Each pier has an anchor and rope carved in high relief on the friezes. Below the friezes, there is a flat architrave band and recessed panels, and the piers stand on a stepped plinth. The gate jambs project on the inner sides, while the wall abutments extend on the outer sides. To the right, there is a length of stuccoed wall at the south end of the Police building. To the left, two additional stone piers connect with a stuccoed wall that leads to the heavy classical entrance of the former Governor's house. The entrance features a well-recessed double door with a cornice head and a patterned fanlight above.