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Latitude: 52.5741 / 52°34'26"N
Longitude: -2.1332 / 2°7'59"W
OS Eastings: 391072
OS Northings: 297368
OS Grid: SO910973
Mapcode National: GBR 1CP.6N
Mapcode Global: WHBFZ.6KGJ
Plus Code: 9C4VHVF8+JP
Entry Name: Gates, Gatepiers and Flanking Walls at Entrance to Villiers Limited
Listing Date: 1 September 1989
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1187250
English Heritage Legacy ID: 378479
ID on this website: 101187250
Location: Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV2
County: City of Wolverhampton
Electoral Ward/Division: Blakenhall
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Wolverhampton
Traditional County: Staffordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Midlands
Church of England Parish: Wolverhampton St Luke
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Tagged with: Gate
WOLVERHAMPTON
SO99NW MARSTON ROAD
895-1/5/33 (South side)
01/09/89 Gates, Gatepiers and Flanking Walls
at Entrance to Villiers Limited
II
Gates, gate piers and flanking walls extending approx 17.5m.
1765; by 'Capability' Brown; moved from original position in
Tong, Shropshire, 1977. Squared and coursed sandstone.
Latticed wrought iron gates with triangular heads and
fleurs-de-lys; piers have shallow trefoil-headed niches and
pinnacles with vine crockets and pineapple finials; pier to
left inscribed: POSTERITATI/SACRUM/IMPENSIS/GEO.DURANT AR/1821
(Dedicated to his descendants at the expense of Geo. Durant,
1821); each pier encircled by loosely knotted carved rope,
which is continued round embattled parapets of flanking curved
walls; end piers similar to others but ball finials now
missing at time of resurvey (1990); piers have relief symbols
e.g. cross, cornucopia, hive, flower, shells; walls have
nowy-headed niches with gadrooned bases, Tuscan columns and
segmental-headed hoods.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Shropshire: London:
P.304; Griffith G: History of Tong and Boscobel: 1894-:
P.154-61).
Listing NGR: SO9107297368
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