This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.
HARLAXTON SK8932 GRANTHAM ROAD 1315-0/15/164 (East side (off)) 19/02/52 Forecourt gateway and screen at Harlaxton Manor (Formerly Listed as: GRANTHAM ROAD Harlaxton Manor and gateway) GV I
Forecourt gateway and screen. c1840-1854. Probably by Gregory Gregory in collaboration with William Burn and David Bryce.
Ashlar, with bronze sculptures added c1938. Combination of Jacobean and Baroque Revival styles.
Central gateway with double wrought-iron gates. On each side, a square lodge with plinth and heavy plain cornice, pierced by a heavily rusticated round arched doorway with wrought-iron gate, and topped with a corniced cruciform pedestal on a stepped base.
Beyond, larger square lodges, 2 stages, with elaborate strapwork angle pilasters and, above a cornice, diagonally set pedestals topped with volutes, supporting a sarcophagus and a bronze lion with prey. On the lower stage, a round opening, and on the upper stage a square one, with projecting surrounds. Inner faces have doorways with round openings above.
Beyond, screen walls with curved central section. Plinth, round arched arcade, square pedestals, amd moulded coping.
A major architectural element of Harlaxton Manor, notable for the innovatory use of Jacobean Revival style in combination with Baroque.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N, Harris J & Antram N: Lincolnshire: London: 1964-1989: 363-364).
Listing NGR: SK8946032324
This is part of the Series: IOE01/1496 IOE Records taken by Terence G Onyon; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England
© Mr Terence G. Onyon. Source: Historic England Archive
This photograph was taken for the Images of England project
Photographer: Onyon, Terence G.
Rights Holder: Onyon, Terence G.
Ashlar, Bronze, Victorian Gate, Unassigned, Wall, Monument (By Form), Barrier, Garden Building, Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Sculpture, Garden Ornament, Street Furniture, Garden Feature
Our website works best with the latest version of the browsers below, unfortunately your browser is not supported. Using an old browser means that some parts of our website might not work correctly.
