Monument To H M Grylls

The Monument to H M Grylls is a memorial gateway that provides access to a bowling green on the site of a former castle. It was constructed in 1834 by George Wightwick, funded by public subscription in memory of Humphry Millet Grylls. The monument is made of granite ashlar and features a plinth, weathered buttresses, and various details, including an embattled parapet with tall crocketed pinnacles flanking the doorway. The structure has a rectangular plan and is designed in the Gothic style. Both the front and rear elevations are identical, showcasing a central four-centred arched doorway with sunk panels in the spandrels and an inscribed panel with a trefoil end above. The flanking bays contain tall trefoil-headed niches with quatrefoils above them, and a lower cornice is enriched with Tudor roses, topped by a parapet cornice over a trefoil frieze. This distinguished design provides a visually prominent end to Coinagehall Street.