Gates and railings on north side of Churchfields Recreation Ground

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TR 06 SE 374/4/10053

WEYBRIDGE CHURCHFIEID ROAD Gates and railings on north side of Churchfields Recreation Ground

GV II

Gates and railings. Dated 1908. Metal gates and railings on chamfered concrete plinth; red brick gate-piers with ashlar cornices and capstones. Double carriage gate and flanking pedestrian double gates, the former ramped up at centre, the latter ramped down, each having: dog bars with orb finials; mid- and top-rails with linked circle motifs; circular handles; turned baluster-type bars to upper sections (some missing); moulded cornices with gadrooned urn finials (some finials broken off); and elaborate spiral-work at centre of carriage-gate. Metal plaque on one pier records, "Churchfield Pleasure Grounds. Presented by John Lyle Esq of Finnart House. 1908." From the gates, the railings run east, with a simple double-gate near east end, and turn north, with a simple pedestrian gate near north end. The railings have plain bars and standards surmounted by spiral-decorated panels.

A set of ornate early-C20 gates and railings.

Listing NGR: TQ0736664749