Gates, Gatepiers And Screen Approximately 70 Metres South East Of South Front Of Drayton House

The gates, gatepiers, and screen located approximately 70 meters southeast of the south front of Drayton House date back to 1701. The ironwork is likely by Jean Tijon, while the gatepiers are probably the work of William Winde for the Duchess of Norfolk. There are four impressive limestone ashlar gatepiers featuring wrought-iron gates and railings. The outer piers are rusticated and have central reliefs with moulded cornices, topped with gadrooned urn finials and small eagles. The central piers include niches with arch heads, fielded panels below, and armorial devices above. They have rusticated jambs, moulded cornices, and large eagle finials. The central pair of gates features scroll panel standards and a beautifully crafted overthrow with leaf decoration, intertwined date numerals, and a central coronet. Flanking hand gates are similar in design. The railings on either side have scroll cresting and an ashlar plinth. The gatepiers display the armorial devices of the Duchess of Norfolk and her second husband, Sir John Germain. The gardens are included in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England Register of Parks and Gardens at grade I.