Gate piers at back of 15 & 17 Mill Lane, Old Marston
Photographed on 26 February 2006
A pair of gate piers dating from the mid- to late seventeenth century survive in the back gardens of the Manor House (15 Mill Lane) and Cromwell’s house (17 Mill Lane). They are Grade II listed (ref. 1485/143 and 1485/144 respectively).
The piers are built of limestone, and have ball finials. They were probably built as the entrance to a walled garden when the two houses were one, probably by Unton Croke (d.1670) or his son. Remains of the walled garden also survive.