Description

BRAMHAM CUM OGLETHORPE BRAMHAM PARK
SE4041
LS23
7/26 Gatepiers at entrance
30.3.66 to forecourt of
Bramham Park, with
attached retaining
wall (Formerly listed
as Forecourt wall and
gatepiers)
GV I

Double set of gatepiers, with attached retaining wall to forecourt. Early C18.
Magnesian limestone ashlar, and coursed rubble. Gates at outer entrance guarded
by a pair of sphinxes mounted on rectangular pedestals, these linked by low walls,
L-shaped in plan, to a set-back pair of massive clustered piers, which have
pilasters on 4 sides and detached columns on 3 sides, all these decorated with
vermiculated bands, with joined-up entablature and very prominent cornice, and
each surmounted by an heraldic beast displaying a shield and looking towards
the house. Included in the item is the straight retaining wall running from
the outer side of these piers for the full width of the forecourt; this wall
is of rubble, with a rounded coping.

Listing NGR: SE4093941778

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17530491

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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