Gateway With Piers And Railings And Adjoining Summerhouse To North Adjoining North West Corner Of Hatherop School

SP 10 NE HATHEROP HATHEROP VILLAGE (south side)

2/79 Gateway with piers and railings and adjoining summerhouse to north, adjoining north-west corner of Hatherop Castle School

II

Large garden gateway with flanking railings and piers, and summerhouse at north end. Probably 1850-56, as part of Henry Clutton's remodelling and extension of Hatherop Castle (q.v.), for Lord de Mauley. Dressed stone. Large gateways in centre of row of spearhead iron railings linked by 6 large square piers each with moulded cornice and stone ball finial and spearhead of, top., The whole on low stone plinth with moulded coping course. Gateway has rusticated arch with flanking half-height twin pilasters rising to form plain scrolled "consoles". Frieze has plain triglyph blocks and moulded cornice with de Mauley monogram in stone below small pediment with flanking volutes and small obelisks sujiported on 4 balls. Small summerhouse at north end of single storey with cornice, tall blocking course and urn finials and partially glazed slate roof. Scattered stone fenestration, mullion and transoms of varying size, some partially blocked, canted out to east, and with inserted 4-centred stone arch on south front.

Listing NGR: SP1529105161