Record Details
| NHER Number: | 56867 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Gate piers and gates, south east entrance to Abbey |
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Summary
This is the main entrance to Abbey House from the sunken road which divides the gardens from the parkland beyond. It comprises wrought iron gates (possibly made by the Norwich firm Barnard, Bishop and Barnard) on moulded iron piers connected to stone piers by iron railings.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9360 3653 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF93NW |
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| Parish: | WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
ORIGINALLY PART OF NHER 2029.
March 2012.
This is the main entrance to Abbey House from the sunken road which divides the gardens from the parkland beyond. It comprises wrought iron gates (possibly made by the Norwich firm Barnard, Bishop and Barnard) on moulded iron piers connected to stone piers by iron railings. Recorded as being in sound condition in 2008. Information from (S1).
K. Powell (HES), 21 March 2012.
Monument Types
- GATE (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
- GATE PIER (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Historic Landscape Management. 2008. Walsingham Abbey Grounds. Landscape Conservation Strategy. Historic Landscape Management. |
Related records
| 56859 | Part of: Abbey House Park, Walsingham (Monument) |