Gateway, Forecourt and Screen Walls at Coleg Harlech

Gateway and forecourt walls, constructed of slatestone with the principal sections faced with coursed, quarry-faced blocks. The gateway faces the college complex to the S and consists of a round-arched entrance with pronounced, rusticated voussoirs. This has very fine decorative wrought-iron gates and a wrought iron balustrade above the arch on both sides. The front face has a corbel course and two large projecting copper lanterns with decorative iron brackets. A short section of wall advances to the L, with a balustraded stair ascending on its outer side. This gives access to an iron-balustraded wall walk which surmounts the screen wall.

The outer wall returns northwards from the gateway to follow the course of the road in an irregular curve until it terminates in a modern pedestrian bridge at the Theatre Harlech end (giving high-level access to the car park on the opposite side of the road). The wall is of variable height, reaching a maximum of 4m. It is linked, on the college side, by a series of arcaded forecourt walls which enclose a large part-flagged and part-cobbled court in front of the former Plas Wernfawr. The walls adjoin the latter at the NW corner.