Description

SU96NW
599-1/15/50

SUNNINGHILL
Cheapside
CHEAPSIDE ROAD (west side)
Old Golden Gates railings and gates

[Formerly Listed as CHEAPSIDE ROAD, Cheapside (North side), Old Golden Gates, former entrance to Ascot Racecourse]

03/03/72

GV
II

Ornamental gates and railings. Late C19. Cast-iron with gilded cresting and rusticated Portland stone piers. Central double gates with Royal Arms in centre; single side gates topped with acanthus leaf and fleur-de-lys pattern.

Four gate piers have cornices, the inner pair are panelled with a central circular motif, an upper stage with garlands and surmounted by Royal Arms; that on the left supported by a Lion, that on the right by a Unicorn. The outer pair have ball finials.

The railings have gilded fleur-de-lys heads and are set on low, stone-coped brick walls on either side of gates, those on the right front Old Golden Gate Lodge (qv). The railings are finished by piers similar to outer gate piers.

The gates were the former entrance to Ascot Racecourse.

Listing NGR: SU9349269105

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26413102

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Recommended Books

• 
  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas