Description

SP 91 NW MENTMORE

4/119 Gates, gate piers and railings
to east of Stone Lodge.

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GV II

Gates, gate piers and railings at main entrance to Mentmore Park.
Circa 1852-4. Probably by G.H. Stokes. Double gates with
flanking single gates and railings that curve towards the front, all
of cast iron, painted gold and blue, with scroll ornament and frieze
of alternate spearhead and flame motifs. Elaborate scrolled crest
over central gates. Gate piers and terminal piers are of ashlar with
triglyph friezes and moulded cornices. Gate piers also have shell niches,
roundels with Rothschild crests, and plinths with raised panels.
Outer piers have moulded bases and shafts with vertical and horizontal
bands.

Listing NGR: SP9060219778

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26454739

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