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SK 27 SW PARISH OF ASHFORD-IN-THE-WATER BASLOW ROAD
3/166 (North Side)
Gatepiers, gates and
railings to Thornbridge
Hall
GV II

Gatepiers, gates and railings. Late C19. Coursed, squared and rubble stone
with ashlar dressings and painted iron. Concave segmental curve in plan, formed
by two central gatepiers with gates between, connected to advanced piers to
either side by low, curving rubble wall surmounted by elaborate railings. Gatepiers
approximately 10 feet high of coursed squared stone with ashlar moulded bases
and cornices which are topped by fluted urns. Between the central gatepiers
are two pairs of gates and a pair of open ironwork piers from which the wide
central gates are hung, side gates to either side. Ironwork all in C18 style,
gates have simple overthrows and scroll work, railings in similar style with
three scrolled panels between thinner panel.

Listing NGR: SK2057770966

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26380224

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)