Snape Barn Garden Walls with Railings

Snape Barn Garden Walls were built around 1904 by Sir George Barham, the founder of Express Dairies, who reused cast iron railings from the early 18th century that originally belonged to the forecourt of St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren. The garden walls are roughly rectangular, made of local sandstone, and stand seven feet high with eight courses. The top course is triangular in section, except along the south side where the wall is lower with curved ends. Here, cast iron railings in a baluster pattern with spear finials are set into the wall. The entrance gates in the center of the north side are also made from these railings. The railings are notable for being the first entirely cast in iron, created at a Gloucester forge by Wren. Sir George Barham contributed £10 to the Cathedral Decoration Fund at the Dean's suggestion. The walls are depicted on the Ordnance Survey map of 1910.