Description

STRETFORD CHESTER ROAD SJ 89 NW (south-east side) (SJ 8095 NW) 3/17 Gorse Hill Park entrance portal and lodges (formerly listed as Archway, with the 20/6/63 Great Stone) G.V. II Entrance portal and lodges. Mid C19. Ashlar with cast-iron gates. Double gates are flanked by smaller pedestrian gates and small single-storey lodges. Classical style. Large central semi-circular archway with scrolled keystone, coffered soffit and archivolt is flanked by Corinthian columns supporting a dentilled and modillioned entablature. The pedestrian archways also have keystones. The lodges have canted sides and full-height flat pilasters. Sash windows have cornice hoods on consoles. Panelled doorways at the rear are flanked by elaborate cast-iron lamp standards which are also found on the quadrant walls which sweep out at either side to enclose a forecourt. The cast-iron gates are heavily enriched with vine and grape decoration. The structure was re-erected from the entrance to Trafford Hall.

Listing NGR: SJ8043795562

External Links

• Wikidata Q26456379

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)