Building record MYO1593 - RAILINGS AND GATES ATTACHED TO NORTH WEST CORNER OF YORK MINSTER
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Location
| Grid reference | SE 6023 5220 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SE65SW |
| Civil Parish | York, City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Type and Period (6)
- GATE (1839, Mid 19th Century - 1839 AD to 1839 AD)
- GATE PIER (1839, Mid 19th Century - 1839 AD to 1839 AD)
- RAILINGS (1839, Mid 19th Century - 1839 AD to 1839 AD)
- GATE (1863, Mid 19th Century - 1863 AD to 1863 AD)
- GATE PIER (1863, Mid 19th Century - 1863 AD to 1863 AD)
- RAILINGS (1863, Mid 19th Century - 1863 AD to 1863 AD)
Full Description
Pedestrian and carriage gates, gate piers and railings forming entrance and southern boundary to Dean's Park. 1839, repositioned in 1863. By the Walker Foundry. Gates, gate piers and railings of cast-iron; chamfered stone wall. Diagonally set square section railings with tapered tips and turned standards with urn finials raised on low wall. Gates of similar rails, strengthened by arched braces. Carriage gate piers are octagonal with trefoil headed panelled sides surmounted by tapering lamp standards with cross bars, on stepped acanthus moulded bases; square tapered lanterns with antefixae and acorn finials carried on scrolled brackets. (York Historian: Malden J: The Walker Ironfoundry, York, c.1825-1923: York: 1976-: 48).
Listing NGR: SE6023652201
Derived from English Heritage LB download dated: 22/08/2005
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Record last edited
Sep 30 2014 5:20PM