Description

BEENHAM
SU 56NE
3/49 East Gateway And Gates
11.12.79 To Elstree School

- II

Gateway and gates. Circa 1858, probably by John Johnson. Red brick with stone
dressings in a Baroque style. Large semi-circular arch with stone impost blocks and
keystone with coat of arms above in inverted arch; flanked by a giant order of
fluted Doric pilasters with plinth full entablature and ball finials. 2 small
archways to left and right, with rusticated piers to the outside with cornices, ball
finials and large scrolled buttresses above to the central arch. One pair of
large wrought iron gates in the central arch with dog rails curved up to form
top rails; smaller gates in arches to each side. Berkshire Architectural Guide,
Betjeman and Piper, Murray, 1949, p.156.

Listing NGR: SU5874867204

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605579

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)