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Boundary Walls, Gate Piers And Gates To Tower House School 383798

• geometry: MULTIPOLYGON (((-3.570155 50.431733,-3.569596 50.431937,-3.569564...
• entry-date: 1993-10-25
• listed-building: 1195102
• name: Boundary Walls, Gate Piers And Gates To Tower House School
• notes: Boundary walls, gates and gate piers. 1890, contemporary with Tower House. Local grey limestone rubble walls, partly rendered, with Flemish bond yellow brick above and cast-concrete coping. The main entrance gates in Mabel Place have rusticated rendered square section gate piers with large oversailing cast-concrete caps crowned with truncated pinnacles. 'Tower House' is written in mosaic under the cornices of the piers. Pair of wrought- and cast-iron gates. The entrance from Fisher Street has one pedestrian gate and one vehicular gate. Rusticated square section piers with yellow brick dressings and sandstone caps. Gates have alternating square section and twisted verticals below the middle rail and diagonal bracing above with central cast-iron floral motif and wrought-iron arabesques. Included for group value with Tower House School (qv). Listing NGR: SX8862260300
• reference: 383798
• start-date: 1993-10-25