Gatepiers And Walls Along Street At King'S College

The gatepiers and walls along the street at King's College were built around the same time as the main school buildings, between 1867 and 1869. There is a pair of tall gatepiers at the main north entrance to the school grounds, constructed from rubble with ashlar dressings. The gatepiers feature steeply pitched tops with a finial motif and recessed cusped details on the triangular outer faces. Decorative shafts rise through a stringcourse at the corners of the main piers. The wall extends out to the left and right from each gatepier, standing approximately 2 feet high with taller divisions at regular intervals. The wall is made of sandstone rubble topped with ashlar cappings. King's College, along with the gatepiers and walls, forms a cohesive group.