History

Cast-iron railings and stone piers along cliff-edge between the Imperial Hotel and the steps to the beach at the end of Cresswell Street. Probably late C19, of similar type to those at The Croft. Marked on top rail and on the gate 'George Smith & Co, Sun Foundry, Glasgow'.

Exterior

Piers and railings. Piers of rockfaced grey limestone with plinths, bull-nosed cornices and chamfered capstones. Cast-iron railings in long panels of an intersecting pattern of circles and rectangles with half-round upper and lower ends. Rails are set into low stone coping above bull-nosed stone string course and with corbels below which hold wrought iron scrolled supports. Six stone piers, 2 cast-iron gates.

Reasons for Listing

Included as decorative C19 railings, of group value with the buildings along the Paragon.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29503228

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)