Gate Piers At Scriven Park is a Grade II* listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1966. A Early Modern Gate piers.

Gate Piers At Scriven Park

WRENN ID: old-corbel-spring
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Date first listed: 15 March 1966
Type: Gate piers
Period: Early Modern
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SE 85 NW SCRIVEN RIPLEY ROAD (north side, off)

5/74 Gate piers at Scriven Park 15.3.66

Inner and outer pairs of gate piers. Late C17 - early C18 for the Slingsby family of Scriven Hall (demolished). Rusticated ashlar. Inner piers approximately 4 metres high, having a moulded plinth and deep cornice surmounted by 4 S-scroll supports standing on balls and carrying a swagged orb and coronet or vase. The outer pair of piers are similar except that they are approximately 3.5 metres high and have ball finials. The fine wooden gates are C20. The gateway was the main entrance to Scriven Park from Knaresborough. The hall was late C17 with 1730 rebuilding and was demolished in 1954, the stable block, now a house (qv) remaining.

Listing NGR: SE3448457808

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