Ripon Gates At East Of Studley Park, With Flanking Walls And Lodges

The Ripon Gates, located at the east side of Studley Park, are a gateway complex that includes flanking walls and lodges. They were built in the early 18th century for John Aislabie, with advice from Colen Campbell, and the lodges were enlarged in 1840. The structure features wrought-iron gates and an overthrow, with lodges constructed from ashlar stone and topped with slate roofs that have lead margins.

The gateway consists of a round-arched carriage entrance flanked by straight-headed pedestrian entrances. It showcases vermiculated rusticated quoins and voussoirs, with an impost band that extends from the round arch over the pedestrian arches, continuing as the coping for the flanking walls. The keystone features a mask, and there is a deep modillioned eaves cornice with four ball finials. The wrought-iron overthrow is designed in a fan pattern, while the pedestrian gates have plain bars and rails. The flanking walls are approximately 3.5 meters high and 6 meters long.

The north lodge is T-shaped, one storey high, and has three bays, with the right bay projecting at both the front and rear. It features a six-panel door in a Gibbs surround with a tripartite keystone and an open pediment. There are 4-pane sash windows in the center and right bays, along with a narrow attic window in the gable on the right. The lodge has a modillioned eaves cornice and an open gable pediment, with a corniced ridge stack located to the right of the door and at the center of the right bay. The rear of the lodge includes a stone mullioned canted bay window on the right with 4-pane sashes. The left return has a blocked doorway and a narrow window above it, while the right return features an attached lean-to that is screened by a ramped wall with flat coping and an end pier capped with a shallow pyramidal top.

The south lodge is similar to the north lodge but has a wider gable window on the front. The architectural style of the gateway closely resembles that of the Mackershaw Lodge, while the original small square lodge houses likely resembled those at the Canal gates and the fishing houses on the Cascade, both built around 1720. The door surrounds are similar to those found at Sleningford Park, which dates to around 1710.