Grade 2 listed Gate near Gerrards Cross: Part 1

Belonging to the gatehouse of a former manor, this gate had been incorporated into the driveway of the gatehouse when the manor was divided up and sold off. The gate itself retained its own separate grade 2 listing which might go some way towards explaining the condition the new owners found it in.

The first step was to work out what of the original gate could be retained. Unfortunately, the remaining original timber was in such poor condition that we couldn’t reuse any of it, but with the help of some old photographs, we were able to produce drawings for a new gate. We managed to retain the forged strap hinges, which meant minimum disturbance to the Red Rubber brick piers.