Description

BICTON BICTON PARK SY 08 NE 3/8 Gate piers and railings adjoining - to south of New Lodge GV II Gate piers and railings. Circa 1800. Piers and connecting walls of red brick including bands of flint and coping and caps of limestone ashlar; cast iron railings. Extending southwards from New Lodge is a railed wall containing 2 wide gateways, that at the south end is now disused. The northern gateway piers are square in section with rebated corners. They have moulded caps and bases and are surmounted by carved lions sejant holding shields bearing the Rolle arms. There is another similar pier a short distance to the south which is surmounted by a pineapple vase. The southern gate piers are similar except that they include 5 bands of flint. They have pineapple vase caps. The low connecting walls also include a band of flint and have limestone coping. The railings have spear heads and include a dograil of diagonal crosses. Only the southern gate way retains its gate which has different rails; these have fleur-de-lys heads and have diagonal cross braces.

Listing NGR: SY0724586112

External Links

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