Gateway To Hadlow Castle

This ornamental gateway, dating to around 1820, provides access to Hadlow Castle. It was likely designed by George Ledwell Taylor, the architect of the castle itself. Constructed of cement-rendered brick, the gateway is positioned between the contemporary North and South Lodges and set back from the High Street, facing north-west. It is a substantial triple arch: a large central carriageway is flanked by pedestrian gateways. The design is in a distinctive Gothic style, consistent with Hadlow Castle.

The three arches are all two-centred, featuring moulded arches, clustered shafts, and moulded capitals. Each arch is topped by a tier of narrow lancet windows, a moulded cornice, and a crenellated parapet. The central arch is wider and taller than the others and is flanked by buttresses with weathered offsets. The piers at each end have taller, panelled buttresses rising to steeply-pitched finials, the tops of which are now broken.