West Lodge Gateway To Thornton Stud With Flanking Walls, Gate, Railings And End Piers

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SE 38 SE 3/8 20.6.66

NEWSHAM WITH BRECKENBROUGH NEWSHAM ROAD (north side) West Lodge gateway to Thornton Stud with flanking walls, gate, railings and end piers

GV II*

Gateway, flanking walls, railings and end piers. Late C18. Ashlar, wrought ironwork. Tall central archway flanked by short walls with curved railings to front. Central archway has semicircular-headed carriage entrance with moulded archivolt and impost band flanked by paired Tuscan columns with reeded capitals. The entablature breaks forward over the columns and the frieze has swags and oval paterae. In the centre is a panel with 3 swags. Above,a cornice and blocking course. The arch is filled by good fan of wrought ironwork, underneath 2 gates have decorative wrought ironwork with oval motifs to base. Arch flanked by short walls, impost band level in height. To each side a plain iron railing,with standards topped by urns at regular intervals, terminated by a rusticated pier with plinth, frieze with swags and urns, cornice and stepped blocking course. Formerly the western entrance to Thornton Hall, which is demolished.

Listing NGR: SE3931784506