Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
19327
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
11/02/1998
Date of Amendment
11/02/1998
Name of Property
Entrance Gates at Nanhoron
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Botwnnog
Town
Pwllheli
Locality
Botwnnog
Easting
228296
Northing
331563
Street Side
Location
Situated some 300m E of Nanhoron, set back slightly to S of B4413 road, and forming the entrance to the Nanhoron estate.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C20 iron entrance gates; Edwardian in style.
Exterior
Off-centre pair of entrance gates, flanked by cast-iron gate piers and gates: piers crowned by urn finials which rest on square domed bases, which are pierced. Urns have lion mask handles and a fret frieze. The fronts of the piers are decorated with a pierced banded frieze and below a design incorporating vertically interlinked ovals and diagonal lines, with plain vertical bars to the base. The railings and top rail curve up to meet the gate piers on either side. Incorporated in the railings to the left and right of the main gate piers are pairs of smaller flat piers, similarly decorated but with tiny C18 style urn finials; to the E these flank small gate next to entrance lodge.
Interior
Reason for designation
A well-designed and finely detailed set of entrance gates, forming an impressive landmark on the approach to Nanhoron.
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