Park Street Gate And Attached Walls And Piers And Railings

BRIGHTON

TQ3204SW PARK STREET 577-1/42/657 Park Street Gate and attached walls, piers and railings

GV II

Gate spanning the debouchment of South Avenue into Park Street. Dated 1890. Designed by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, Francis J May. Artificial stone. Gate of 3 bays with centre, the highest and widest of the openings, treated as a triumphal arch; flat-arched opening in lower wall to either side. Centre round-arched opening with continuous architrave interrupted by large volute keystone and coved springing band, the latter continuing across the side walls; arch piers are rectangular in section. Each spandrel on both faces and the corresponding wall on shallow returns have a roundel which bears a lion's head cast in high relief. There is a projecting dentil cornice topped by a low attic storey bearing an inscription: "Gift of the Trustees of Brighton Race Stand. Alderman Henry Abbey. Alderman John L. Brigden, J.P. Alderman Ridley J.P. and William Seymour Burrows Esquire. To the Inhabitants of Brighton. MDCCCXC", which is identical to that on the gateway in Egremont Place (qv). Square cresting flanked by volute brackets bears the words "Queen's Park"; pinnacle above. The roof of the attic, which is repeated on the side walls, is treated as a ribbed coping which is segmental in section. Side openings are flat arched with architraves, plain panelled overdoor. Side walls terminate in a pier, square in section; cap formed by segmental pediment on each face with a ball finial on top. Low wall and cast-iron railings link gate with piers at the corners with Park Hill and Freshfield Place: wall with raised panel between 2 piers to the former and single pier to the latter. The south and north face of the gate are identical. This gate forms a group with the former Royal Spa in Park Hill (qv) and the gate to Egremont Place (qv).

Listing NGR: TQ3203504301