Description

SX 45 SW MAKER-WITH-RAME MOUNT EDGCUMBE COUNTRY PARK

6/196 Triumphal Arch at Higher Lodge
(formerly listed as the Drywalk
23.1.68 Gate)
GV II*

Triumphal arch as entrance gateway. Circa 1790, built to commemorate the visit of
George III. Granite ashlar. Carriage arch with flanking walls each with doorway
and terminal pier. The archway has piers on moulded plinths. A round arch with
keyed head and cornice above. Moulded granite volutes on flanking walls to either
side of arch. Doorways have combined roll and hollow moulded architraves. These
are blocked with cast iron railings. Blocking course to top of wall, terminal piers
with ball finials. The gates to the carriage arch are C19 replacements in cast iron
with spike finials, and horizontal members have scrolled decoration. In similar
style to piers at entrance to Lower Lodge (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SX4334551282

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534414

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
• 
  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)