Monument record MLI95768 - Gate, screen wall and balustrade to the west of Stoke Rochford Hall, Stoke Rochford

Summary

Gate, screen wall and balustrade to the west of Stoke Rochford Hall, Stoke Rochford

Type and Period (4)

  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1841 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1841 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1841 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1841 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Grade II* listed gates, screen wall and balustrade, dating from 1841 to 1845 and by William Burn for Sir Christopher Turnor. It is coursed limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings and has a pantile roof with stone coped gables. The central double gates are flanked by low stone walls bearing four panels of pierced railings, terminating in square panelled piers with moulded cornices and urns. The gates have pierced and scrolled rails with openwork paterae and twisted finials at top and bottom of railings and the lower parts of the gates are rectangular openwork panels. The square gate piers are pierced with paterae and ogee finials. he gate overthrow is elaborate with foliage, pinnacles and at the centre the initial "CT" for Christopher Turnor. The low stone balustrade with turned shafts links the right hand end of the gate screen with the main house. For the full description of this listed building please refer to the National Heritage List for England. {1}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 6/166.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 91784 28025 (36m by 49m)
Civil Parish STOKE ROCHFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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