Gatepiers And Adjoining Walls, To Stanton Court

STANTON HIGH STREET SP 0634-0734 (north side) 11/69 Gate piers and adjoining walls, to Stanton Court GV II Gates piers and adjoining walls. Probably C18, gates C20 by and for Sir P.S. Stott. Ashlar: well-squared coursed stone, wrought iron. Square gate piers, straight wall each side, curving to road on left. To right, wall from cottage about 4m, about 1.8m high, plain, unprojecting cap. Square pier, plinth at ground level: semi-circular niche in face, raised moulded edge, returned as base, plain impost block returned round inside of recess. Moulded cap, rounded step, swept up to ball finial. Hook hinges for original gates on front, rib behind , with quadrant block at foot. Pair of gates with repeated decorative features in frame, central feature above top rail. Gate pier mirrored on left: wall runs about 4m straight, then curves round to road, ending in slightly projecting buttress. Further approximate 5m of wall up to War Memorial (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SP0681734265