Japanese Gateway Chokushi-Mon or Gate of the Imperial Messenger is a Grade II listed building in the Richmond upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1950. Gateway.
Japanese Gateway Chokushi-Mon or Gate of the Imperial Messenger
- WRENN ID
- quiet-terrace-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1950
- Type
- Gateway
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Japanese Gateway Chokushi-Mon, also known as the Gate of the Imperial Messenger, is a Grade II listed structure located in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. This gateway is a replica of a famous Japanese design, created for an exhibition in London in 1910 and later presented to the Gardens.
The structure features six piers arranged in a rectangular formation, with gates hung within the central pair. It is constructed from timber and topped with a traditional copper roof, which replaced the original cedar bark roof during restoration work in 1995. The gateway is gabled on all four sides and showcases rich carvings within the gables, as well as on the screens and corbels below.
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