Gates and gate piers to Manor Farmhouse

Gate piers and gates to Manor Farmhouse, Manningford Bohune, built in 1882 and attributed to the architect JA Chatwin and manufactured by Hardman & Co.

MATERIALS: the gate piers are built of Portland stone with wrought iron gates and railings.

DETAILS: four stone gate piers, with the two central piers being set back with curved dwarf walls and decorative railings between. There is a pedestrain gate to the left, and a pair of main gates between the central piers. The piers are rusticated and panelled with a dentilled cornice and ball finials. The walls have moulded copings and carry railings with elaborate floral scrolls. Detailed berry motifs in the ironwork include panels of raspberry or blackberry, mistletoe, sycamore, and holly.

The pedestrian gate to the left has an overthrow carrying a date of 1882 and the initials JG, for Joseph Gillott II, and includes a lantern and a bell pull with pivoted bell. There is a similar overthrow and lantern, without a gate, to the right.