16795

 

II  

Designated  

29/02/1996  

29/02/1996  

Gate to Fountain Garden  

 

Powys  

Welshpool  

 

Powis Castle  

321828  

306437  

 

At the lower (E) end of the Fountain Garden, opening from the garden onto the main drive to the NE of the castle.  

Domestic  

 

 

History: Violet, Lady Powis redesigned the former kitchen gardens from 1911, and commissioned the gate from G.F.Bodley, as a gift to her husband, the Fourth Earl, in 1912. It is a replica of the early C18 gate shown in a print of The Powis London residence, Powis House, Great Ormond Street. Description: Ashlar piers with moulded panels and heavy moulded caps flank a pair of iron gates (cast, with some wrought iron decoration). The gates, with their overthrow, are richly ornamented with scroll-work, incorporating the Herbert Arms. The piers were originally surmounted by lead wyverns (missing at time of resurvey, May 1995). A fine example of C20 iron work, and a highly significant component of the early C20 garden layout at Powis, both for the visual contribution to the garden and for their historical references. Reference: National Trust, Powis Castle, 1988, p.44-5.