. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. rmounted bythree pyramids of scroU design with water-leaves. There are noblegates to Kimbolton Castle with scrolled borders and magnificentpyramids surmounted by the ducal arms. Essex.— county abounds with fine gates but most of themare described with those of the London district. The relative wealthof the east side of town being probably far less than of the west, hasno doubt led to their preservation. At Raphael Park (Plate xliv)and Romford House are good g
. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. rmounted bythree pyramids of scroU design with water-leaves. There are noblegates to Kimbolton Castle with scrolled borders and magnificentpyramids surmounted by the ducal arms. Essex.— county abounds with fine gates but most of themare described with those of the London district. The relative wealthof the east side of town being probably far less than of the west, hasno doubt led to their preservation. At Raphael Park (Plate xliv)and Romford House are good gates, and another is to be seen in 200 English Ironwork of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries the town of Romford. At Easton Hall, near Dunmow, and at GroveHall, near Woodford (Plate xlv) are fine gates. Braintree, Snares-brook, Chadwell Heath (Plate xliii), Walthamstow, Waltham Cross,and Woodford Road all possess typical examples. Those to oldLoughton Hall are among the best and have been illustrated hyEbbetts. In Duke Street Chelmsford are gates remarkable fortheir very tall pilasters and overthrow of radiating design under. FIG. Sj. THE GATE AND S a pyramid, with monogram, acanthus, and water leaves. Thereis a space of 2 ft. 6 in. between the overthrow and top of the to Defoe, Audley End was formerly entered through alarge and wide pair of iron gates to a spacious courtyard. Hertfordshire.—A fair amount of good ironwork remains inthe county. The original gates to the old Bluecoat School, withpyramid crestings, fringes and scrolled lock-rail are at old gates at Hatfield House are plain with single lock-rail andfringe of fleurs-de-lis and arrow-pointed dog-bars, opening undera graceful triple arch, with a light overthrow composed of a pyra- \ Country Gates 201 mid centre and two buttress scrolls. The six saltire arrows witha viscounts coronet, form the principal feature in a rectangularframe. The pilasters though less elaborate than those at Reiga
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