Building record 0175110000 - GATE PIERS & GATES AT W ENTRANCE TO MEDMENHAM ABBEY.

Summary

Set of four early twentieth century gate piers and gates at Medmenham Abbey

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1125589: GATE PIERS AND GATES AT WEST ENTRANCE TO MEDMENHAM ABBEY

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Type and Period (2)

  • GATE (Built about 1900, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
  • GATE PIER (Built about 1900, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

GRADE II. SET OF 4 PIERS WITH PEDESTRIAN AND CARRIAGE GATES. CIRCA 1900. ASHLAR PIERS WITH RAISED MOULDED PANELS AND MOULDED CORNICES. OUTER PIERS ARE SLIGHTLY TALLER AND HAVE CARVED STONE CUP FINIALS WITH ACANTHUS ORNAMENT. WROUGHT IRON GATES WITH SCROLL ORNAMENT, AND PINECONE AND DAISY FINIALS. INCLUDED FOR GROUP VALUE (B7).

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  • <7>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: PARISHES OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE &C. p51.

Location

Grid reference SU 80569 83863 (point)
Civil Parish MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Aug 11 2010 5:34PM

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