Listed Building: SCHOOL GATES AND PIERS (104951)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 192/12/220 |
| Date assigned | 07 December 1976 |
| Date last amended |
Description
SY 79 NW PIDDLETRENTHIDE PIDDLETRENTHIDE VILLAGE (EAST SIDE)
12/220 7-12-76 School Gates and Piers
GV II
Gates, probably originally from the tomb of Lady Margaret Beaufort in Westminster Abbey. C16. Wrought-iron. Spear headed uprights with horizontal rails. The upper rail is broad and bears a cable-moulding with lozenge shaped jewels beneath. Square-set hinge parts with decorative 3-stage weather buttresses taking the form of a Doric column above the top rail and supporting a finial. Probably early C19 rusticated, pointed, monolithic stone gate piers. The gates formed a part of the collection of John Bridge and were removed from Westminster Abbey c 1820. RCHM, Dorset, vol III, p 216, no 3.
Listing NGR: SY7064899585
Location
| Grid reference | SY 7064 9958 (point) |
|---|---|
| District (historic) | West Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Piddletrenthide; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Feb 1 2022 4:05PM