Gatehouse And Walling At Baynards Park

TQ 03NE EWHURST C.P. BAYNARDS PARK

6/158 Gatehouse & Walling 9/3/60 at Baynards Park

GV II

Gatehouse and walling to entrance court of Baynards Park. Circa 1840, built by the Rev. Thomas Thurlow possibly employing Charles Rickman or Benjamin Ferrey. Brown and grey/blue brick, with some diapering on the first floor, stone angle quoins and dressings and Horsham slab roof. Gateway to south west angle of entrance courtyard with wall extending north to angle turret and returning east to further entrance. Wall to north and east approx 8 feet high, offset with moulded brick stringcourse half-way up and battlemented along the top. Taller octagonal turret to angle of wall on stone dressed squinch. Main gatehouse two storeys high with offset end ridge stacks. Stringcourse to top of plinth and over ground floor, octagonal stone 'drums' to ends of roof kneelers. Battlemented oriel window on moulded corbel support to first floor left of centre with two arched lights on front face and single arched lights on sides with diamond-pane leaded casements. Armorial crest below centre light. Two arched-light leaded first floor window to right. Three arched-light ground floor window to right under label moulding. 4-centred arched carriageway to ground floor left. Lower projecting range to left with curved angle on squinch support. Two square quatrefoil windows near eaves. Door to left behind courtyard wall. Rear:- turret with stone chequerwork decoration and oriel window on first floor. Two 3-light windows below. Doors to side rooms in gatehouse passage with C19 locks and fittings.

PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) p.105.

Listing NGR: TQ0853436890