Description

ST GILES STEVENSTONE PARK
SS 53 19 IN THE WOOD
23/224 Gate piers approximately 3 metres
- east of the East Lodge

GV II

Gateway to Stevenstone Park. Circa 1872-3, contemporary with the rebuilding of
Stevenstone House (q.v.) by the Honourable Mark George Kerr Rolle. Sandstone ashlar.
Tall gate piers flank the carriageway. They are square in section on chamfered
plinths and have moulded cornices surmounted by large limestone carvings of sitting
lions holding with one paw a shield carved with the Rolle arms. To left (south) is a
pedestrian walkway with a lower square-section pier with low pyramid cap. This still
contains the original wooden gate with decorative cross braces. The carriageway gate
is a C20 replacement.

Listing NGR: SS5322619145

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26493601

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)