Cecily Hill Gates And Screen

Cecily Hill Gates and Screen is a pair of large gates and a screen of railings with two footgates, dating from the 18th century and around 1856. The 18th-century gates are attributed to Warren of Cambridge, while the 19th-century work is possibly by Gillmans of Cirencester. The structure features wrought iron on sandstone bases, with one length of limestone that has a chamfered top.

The central pair of gates stands approximately 3 meters high and includes a horizontal panel of scrolled openwork and dog bars, topped with wrought iron in a surround of scrolled openwork. This is further enhanced by an overthrow featuring the Bathurst monogram and coronet, along with anthemion finials, likely added around 1856. The 19th-century square-section railings with spear tops slope down from the center to about 2 meters high, flanked by two panels of scrolled openwork with anthemion finials on each side. There are also two similar panels beside the footgates, with scrolled openwork panels and tops on the far left and right. The 18th-century gates were brought from Carshalton, while the screen was made locally and erected around 1856.