Gate Piers And Gates Approximately 350 Metres North West Of Rockbeare Manor

The gate piers and gates located approximately 350 metres northwest of Rockbeare Manor are significant architectural features, likely dating from the mid-18th century for the gate posts and around 1820 for the gates. They are constructed from stucco on stone rubble or brick, topped with slate, and feature ornate wrought iron gates. The large gate piers are particularly striking, with each face displaying a rounded-headed niche surrounded by channelled rustication and a narrow band of vermiculated rustication along the top. Flanking Doric columns also exhibit bands of vermiculated rustication and rest on a plinth of channelled rustication, topped with a moulded cornice and a low pediment. The rear of the piers differs slightly, with a vermiculated plinth. The double gates are mounted on wrought iron uprights capped with vases, and their top rails curve down to create a continuous line between the two gates. The uprights are spaced relatively widely and feature simple spike finials. Short twisted pieces descend from the top rail and rise from the plain double lockrail, while the double spacing of the uprights below the lockrail creates panels filled with simple geometric ironwork patterns. This entrance serves as the principal access to the grounds of Rockbeare Manor and was likely established during the manor's refurbishment around 1820.