Description

SJ 57 NE,
3/51

ASTON BY SUTTON C.P.,
ASTON LANE,
South Side Gates, plinths and railings at Top Lodge to former Aston Hall.

G.V.

II

Gates, plinths and railings at gate lodge (q.v.), probably 1790 s,
attributed to Samuel Wyatt. 7 piers and plinths of sandstone; wrought-iron gates and railings. 2 piers left of Lodge; plinth in projecting
semicircle in front of Lodge; double carriage gates and piers with
foot-gate and pier to each side; damaged rail on plinth forms quadrant
with end pier right of gates. Plinth has camber-topped coping; piers,
monolithic up to cornice base, have moulded plinths, a recessed panel
in each face and moulded cornices. The gates have plain dog bars
between bottom rail and lock rail with acanthus finials above lock rail;
ornate finials to main bars. The railing right of gates has finials
removed; that left of gates is removed. Samuel Wyatt was employed on
the estate around the time (1793) that Humphry Repton replanned the
park.

Listing NGR: SJ5599278245

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q62086385

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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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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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)