Retaining Wall, Gate And Steps To Alford House Hotel

LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH

SS7149 ALFORD TERRACE, Lynton 858-1/4/4 (South side) Retaining wall, gate and steps to Alford House Hotel

GV II

Retaining wall with arched gateway, gate, and steps. c1845. Rubble, slate steps, wrought-iron gate. The wall, rising to approx 3.5m height at the left, with horizontal top, but the access path sloping up to the right, retains the terrace garden to Alford House Hotel (qv). At the left-hand end, set in to deep reveals, is a 4-panel part-glazed door under a 3-pane transom light, set on 3 steps; this gives to a passageway (blocked at time of survey) to the basement of the property. To the right is a rough arched opening with wrought-iron gate with thin bars and dog-bars, to fleur-de-lys or flattened spearheads, opening to a landing on one step, with retaining wall to the right, and with a flight of 10 slate steps rising to the left, behind the retaining wall, and to a further retainer to its right. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SS7195649260