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

West Lodge gateway to Thornton Stud, along with its flanking walls, gate, railings, and end piers, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features wrought ironwork. The tall central archway is flanked by short walls that have curved railings at the front. The central archway includes a semicircular-headed carriage entrance with a moulded archivolt and impost band, supported by paired Tuscan columns with reeded capitals. The entablature projects over the columns, and the frieze is decorated with swags and oval paterae, including a central panel with three swags. Above this, there is a cornice and blocking course. The arch is adorned with an intricate fan of wrought ironwork, and below it, two gates feature decorative wrought ironwork with oval motifs at the base. The arch is flanked by short walls at the impost band height, with plain iron railings on each side, supported by standards topped with urns at regular intervals. The structure is terminated by a rusticated pier that has a plinth, frieze with swags and urns, a cornice, and a stepped blocking course. This gateway was formerly the western entrance to Thornton Hall, which has since been demolished.