North Gate And Policy Walls, The Haining

The North Gate and policy walls at The Haining date from the late 18th to early 19th century. This classical gateway is made of ashlar and features a round arch, with flanking quadrant walls oriented to the north. It has a base course, coping on the walls, a string course at the impost, and a dentilled architrave and cornice. The central round-arched gateway is fitted with a wrought-iron two-leaf gate, flanked by coupled pilasters. Below the cornice, there is a heraldic shield carved into a plaque at the center. The quadrant walls are finished with coped square-plan piers, and rubble policy walls extend on either side.