Public Monument and Sculpture Association National Recording Project
Hall Place Gates Photograph
Region ID | UEL | |
Work ID | 212 | |
Manual Reference | BE005 | |
Type | Railings | |
Title | Hall Place Gates | |
Designer | Robinson, Thomas | |
Date of design | Early 1700s | |
Year of unveiling | ||
Unveiling details | ||
Road | Bourne Road | |
Precise Location | Facing Bourne Road near Gravel Hill roundabout outside north west facade of Hall Place | |
A to Z Ref | 98 5A | |
OS Ref | ||
Postcode | DA5 | |
Work is | Extant | |
Listing Status | Don't know | |
Duty of Care | London Borough of Bexley | |
Commissioned by | ||
Notes | ||
Wrought iron gates and railings to north west face of house. Black painted square section railings with decorative scrollwork and finials with gold painted detailing. A stag in a half-barrell or tub surmounts the decorative work above the gates, with three intertwined initials set into it: RAR, with the second R facing backwards. | ||
Early eighteenth century gates commissioned by the third or fourth baronet, both of whom were called Robert Austen. Gates restored in 1963. Hall Place itself is a Tudor building, Grade 1 Listed, built in 1537-40 for Sir John Champneys, a former Lord Mayor of London, and extended in the 17th century. It had a succession of owners including the notorious Francis Dashwood of the Hell-Fire Club.(1) | ||
circa | ||
raw year | ||
Condition | Good | |
At risk | No known risk | |
Inscriptions | ||
Signatures | ||
Elements
Element Details
Part of work | Material | Dimensions |
|---|---|---|
Ironwork above gates | Wrought iron | 160cm high |
Gates | Wrought iron | |
Assessment of Condition
Surface Character
Detail | Comment |
|---|---|
No damage | |
Structural Condition
Structural Condition | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
Vandalism
Vandalism | Comment |
|---|---|
None | |
