List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: ECCLESTON LODGE GATES, PIERS AND WING RAILINGS
List entry Number: 1138408
Location
ECCLESTON LODGE GATES, PIERS AND WING RAILINGS, ECCLESTON DRIVE
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Cheshire West and Chester | Unitary Authority | Eccleston |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II
Date first listed: 02-Nov-1983
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 55296
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
SJ 4161 ECCLESTON C.P. ECCLESTON DRIVE
Eaton Park
8/100 Eccleston Lodge Gates,
Piers and wing railings
GV II
Pair of carriage gates, 1894, by Douglas and Fordham for the 1st Duke
of Westminster, of wrought and cast iron hung from square openwork
iron piers carrying lanterns, originally gas lit. Side gates for
pedestrians flanked by quadrant wing railings on sandstone plinths.
Ornate "W", ducal coronet and Cheshire sheaf form central motifs of
carriage gates. Virtus non stemma, the Grosvenor motto, painted on
cast iron Garter on each main pier.
The gateway forms a group with Eccleston Lodge (q.v.) and the adjacent
Causeway (q.v.) both in Eaton Parish.
Listing NGR: SJ4138361856
Selected Sources
- Article Reference - Title: Part 6 Cheshire - Journal Title: Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England
National Grid Reference: SJ 41383 61856
Map
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