Gate Screen, at Botanic Court, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, BT7 1QY

Located at the western end of Botanic Court, on an east west axis, the gates afford direct access into Botanic Gardens and comprise four no piers including two no. square-plan piers which define the vehicular access; flanked by similar piers which provide pedestrian admission to the gardens. Originally a wooden structure, most likely c1910 the entrance pillars were replaced by stone piers in 1925. Comprising of four no. identical square-plan smooth sandstone cut piers forming the pedestrian and vehicular entrance to Botanic Gardens, with projecting plinth and flat-topped copings and having a simple rectangular relief panel on the outer faces of each pillar. Metal gates of simple design, framed in two stages with a lower, short section where shorter additional uprights topped with painted spikes alternate with the full height painted spiked topped verticals, which in turn terminate with a transom section having a circular ring decoration inset. The pedestrian gates are narrower copies of the main gate design. SETTING: The gate screen stands facing East onto Botanic Court (extension of Agincourt Avenue) and flanked by a row of terraced housing to the left and Botanic Primary school to the right.