Gate Piers And Wall To Womersley Park

The gate piers and wall at Womersley Park, likely built in the early and late 18th century, are constructed from magnesian limestone rubble and pinkish-brown brick, featuring ashlar dressings. The piers slightly project from the wall and are topped with a square ashlar frieze and cornice, which support obelisks. The main entryway has been infilled, with a now-blocked pedestrian entrance beneath a double segmental arch. There is an additional entrance at the west end, which consists of a six-fielded-panel door set within an elliptically-arched surround. The wall extends around the corner of Park Lane for about 30 metres and is capped with ashlar stones. Some parts of the wall contain blocked elliptically-arched openings that were originally used for a heating system. This structure is an important part of the village landscape.