Gate Piers, Gates And Railings To South West Of Packhorse Bridge

The gate piers, gates, and railings located to the south-west of Packhorse Bridge were built in the early 19th century for the Duke of Northumberland. They are made of ashlar sandstone and feature wrought-iron gates and railings. The two gate piers stand approximately 2 meters tall and have monolithic cylindrical shafts on Tuscan bases, topped with Tuscan abaci and capstan-like caps. The gates consist of square-section bars with spiked tops and two horizontal rails positioned about one-third of the way up. The lower rail contains the tops of intermediate bars, while the upper rail features intermediate spikes, with diagonal paired bracing made of curved members extending from the outer bottom corners to the inner ends of the lower rails. To the right, there is a smaller matching gate, and on either side, the railings are adorned with cast-iron urn finials on the standards, which are braced with ogee-section struts both in front of and behind them. This entrance was originally intended for Stanwick Hall, but the remainder of the carriage drive from this point was never completed.