Description

1.
5185 PLYMOUTH ROAD
(west side)

Fitzford Gatehouse
SX 47 SE 2/94 7.9.51

II GV

2.
C16 and 1871. Fitzford was the seat of the Fitz family from the C15 to early in the
C17, (see also Fitz monument in Parish Church). The remains of the mansion were
demolished in the Mid C19. The gatehouse was rebuilt stone by stone in 1871. It is
a 3-storey rectangular building with granite ashlar front and local stone at sides
and back. Castellated parapet and moulded stringcourses. Carved gargoyles. Four
centred granite arch to doorway with oak-leaf carving to spandrels. Inner arch 3
centred. Two and three-light stone mullioned windows with hood moulding. In use as
dwellinghouse.

Listing NGR: SX4755573897

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399749

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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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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)