Boundary Walls, Gate Piers And Gates To Tower House School

The boundary walls, gate piers, and gates to Tower House School were built in 1890, at the same time as the school itself. The walls are made of local grey limestone rubble, partly rendered, with yellow brick in Flemish bond above and topped with cast-concrete coping. The main entrance gates on Mabel Place feature rusticated rendered square section gate piers that have large oversailing cast-concrete caps, which are topped with truncated pinnacles. The name 'Tower House' is displayed in mosaic under the cornices of the piers. There is a pair of wrought- and cast-iron gates. The entrance from Fisher Street includes one pedestrian gate and one vehicular gate. The gate piers here are rusticated square sections with yellow brick dressings and sandstone caps. The gates feature alternating square sections and twisted verticals below the middle rail, diagonal bracing above, and a central cast-iron floral motif along with wrought-iron arabesques. These structures are included for their group value with Tower House School.