Description

SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET El
1.
5013 (East Side)
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Forecourt Wall and Gates to
Old Bishopsgate Goods Station
TQ 3382 35/558
II

2.
Late C19. At east side a red brick wall having wide entrance with stone entablature
and tall panelled parapet over holding elliptical oriel bay with 3 sash windows.
Oriel is of stone with console bracketed cornice and scrolled abutments to parapet.
Hoodmoulds over windows. Double wrought iron entrance gates, each of 3 panels
with large ornamental medallion in centre panel, and top cresting. Double standards
below half rail. Running west from the north corner of the entrance bay a long
single gate with curved slope down from left to right. 4 panels with medallions,
similar to other gate, and double standards below half rail. Cresting on top slope,
and date: 1884. A tall ornamental cast iron pier, with lamp-brackets, holds west
end of gate, which fastens to shorter similar pier attached to wall at right.

Listing NGR: TQ3349082216

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26528652

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