The Gatehouse To The South West Of Bolebroke Castle

HARTFIELD The Gatehouse to the 1. 5208 south-west of Bolebroke Castle TQ 43 NE 5/90A 26.11.53 II 2. C16. Consists of an archway with 2 storeys over surmounted by a parapet. Red brick and grey headers. On the north side octagonal buttresses terminating in ball caps. Similar cap in the centre of the parapet on this side. Depressed cement-covered brick arch with dripstone over and a recess on either side of this. Small rectangular windows above. On the south side octagonal turret surmounted by ogee-shaped cupolas. Octagonal cap in the centre of parapet on this side. Small windows with brick dripstones over in the turrets and 2 larger windows with brick mullions in the centre portion. Smaller depressed arch than on the north only large enough to admit pedestrians with an old iron-studded door which contains a smaller ogee-headed opening with its original iron knocker. The east and west sides have chimney breasts in the centre.

Listing NGR: TQ4747237714