Description

CHELTENHAM

SO9522NW PITTVILLE LAWN
630-1/10/676 (East side)
05/05/72 Entrance gateway to Pittville Park

GV II

Also known as: Pittville Gates PITTVILLE LAWN.
Gateway. c1830-40. Six ashlar piers with plinths and moulded
caps approx 2m high; the 4 outer ones are topped with lamps.
Central iron gates has 3 levels of rails with fleurs-de-lys
motif to middle bars and upper bars with spearheads; overthrow
with coat-of-arms and the name Pittville Park and ornately
scrolled cresting. The outer gates are missing.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the development of Pittville was undertaken
for Joseph Pitt in 1825-42, the general layout being designed
by the architect John Forbes. The Gateway forms a significant
streetscape feature.

Listing NGR: SO9529622845

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26667132

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback