History

Penrice Castle was built in 1773-7, with William Gubbings as mason. In 1790 and 1793 Gubbings was paid for gatepiers; probably the gates, railings and piers of all four entrances to the park were added in the early 1790s.

Exterior

A formal gateway in the boundary wall of Penrice Castle park. The gateway consists of two main sandstone piers carrying the gates and two outer piers of smaller size linked by fixed railings. The wall each side is of rubble sandstone, 2 m high. Stile to right. The main piers are square, about 3.5m apart, heavily rusticated and vermiculated, and with all corners hollowed. Tall plinth with base moulding. Small cornice. The finials are formalised stone flower or acorn heads on thin hollow stems, each with a thin vermiculated horizontal block. The outer piers are in plain ashlar on small plinths. Each has a simple slab coping and a hollow-stemmed cushion finial. The gates and the side railings are plain, in wrought iron, with dog railings.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with Penrice Castle.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29499727

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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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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2