Railings, gates, steps and retaining wall to the Shire Hall

The railings, gates, steps, and retaining wall to the Shire Hall are a significant architectural feature. The terrace wall is made of tolled square blocks topped with square coping stones, supporting low railings on either side of a broad entry. This entry has two steps leading up from the pavement, with additional steps on the right and left that ascend to the terrace level. The railings are adorned with spear-shaped finials made of cast iron and feature small shaped pendants beneath the top rail between each upright.

At the point where the terrace steps down to the center level, there is an additional double bottom rail, which includes cast-iron lozenge-shaped motifs and fleur-de-lys finials between the uprights. The broad central section consists of four open-work cast iron square piers that frame the outer bays, which have fixed railings and a set of broad double gates that follow a similar design. The piers are decorated with three diagonal crosses aligned with narrow bands of circles and Greek key patterns, topped with moulded flat caps. The two central piers are embellished with small urns, although old photographs indicate that urns were originally present on all four piers.