Statutory list reference: 9/78

Statutory List grade: Grade II
First listed: 30/03/1987
Period: 1837
Monument type: Gateway and gate
National Grid reference E: 403586  N: 288707
Conservation Area: It is not in a Conservation Area
Building at risk: This building is not at risk

Statutory list description:

Gateway and gate. 1837, moved to present position in C20. Cast iron with surround of sandstone and brick. Gate has flat top and some attached stylised floral decoration and is set within an ovolo-moulded sandstone surround with round arch. The keystone is inscribed: "AD 1837". Within the tympanum of the arch is a cast iron figure of an elephant. A C20 inscription beside the gateway reads: "This cast iron gate and arch were brought here from the residence of James Watt, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, built 1790 demolished 1925". Soho Foundry is on the site of the foundry established in 1796 by Boulton, Watt and Sons for the manufacture of steam engine parts.

Further information:

This building or structure is included in the schedule of buildings of special architectural or historic interest made under to the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and preceding legislation. This record was last updated on 1st April 2006. For advice as to any subsequent additions or deletions to the statutory list entry, please contact the Council's Conservation Officer.