Restoration of Pittville Gates
Pittville Gates form the entrance to Pittville Park and are situated at the end of Winchcombe Street, leading to Pittville Lawn. They are listed Grade ll by English Heritage.
The Gates are in very poor condition, the surroundings are not in sympathy with their grandeur, and the surfaces on both sides of the gates are unattractive. Restoration of the Gates and renewal of the area were high on the list at the time of the Heritage Lottery bid in 2008. Friends of Pittville has decided to build on the work done for the bid and is about to embark on a long-term project to restore Pittville Gates.
PITTVILLE GATES CHELTENHAM'S "GRAND ENTRANCE"
This account of Cheltenham's Pittville Gates has been written to support the restoration campaign run by the Friends of Pittville.
Combining old and new images with a specially researched text, it sets out the story of the gates from their origin in 1833 to the present day.
Contents include:
- full contemporary description of the gates when first built
- identification of the architect
- the first known depiction of the gates
- the oldest known photograph
- where the trough came from
- how the arch was commissioned
- how the gates survived the Second World War
- the great crash of 1965
- what the Gates look like today
Over 30 illustrations, many never before published, and several specially commissioned for this work.
Cost £10 a copy
All proceeds from sales will go to the restoration fund.
To buy copies please contact James Hodsdon.
Gates Restoration Updates
November 2011
July 2011
March 2011
January 2011
November 2010
September 2010