The entrance gates to Midway Manor
- Date:
- 1892 - 1933
- Location:
- Midway Manor, Entrance Gates, Wingfield, Wiltshire
- Reference:
- CGH01/01/0033
- Type:
- Drawing
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Description
The gate piers are topped with shrapnel shells, commemorating the invention of the shrapnel shell by General Shrapnel in 1785. The family built Midway Manor in the late 19th century.
This illustration appeared on page 267 of 'Mansions of Old Romance' by C G Harper.
Content
This is part of the Series: CGH01/01 Drawings and Paintings by Charles George Harper; within the Collection: CGH01 Charles George Harper Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Artist: Harper, Charles George
Keywords
Victorian Gate Pier
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