Garden Walls, Corner Turrets, Gates and Gate Piers at Soughton Hall

Formal rectangular S garden in front of house enclosed by tall red brick walls with stone cappings. Pair of square panelled monolithic gatepiers to centre (aligned with main avenue), on plinths and with moulded capstones supporting tall urns. Between them are double wrought iron gates with dog rails, top rails swept down to centre, and spear finials. These are attached to inner piers of iron openwork with elaborate scrolled infill. Massive stone corner turrets on cyclopean bases which have segmental-arched recesses to front and rock-faced surrounds. The turrets are square with round-arched openings to each side and ogee finials. The brick walls continue down the E and W sides of the house enclosing courtyards. Each has a doorway with dressed stone jambs and flat stone lintel with keystone. The E wall projects to the R and bounds a low service building with, from L, a 3-light window, oculus and round-arched entry. Corner turrets to wall ends as front. Narrow N forecourt bound by low brick walls on stone plinths with stone cappings. Intermediate piers with low external buttresses, between which are iron railings. Canted projection to centre with C19 cast iron gates between tall brick gatepiers.