Sale 5543
Ashurst, Kent
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27 September 2004
Price realised
GBP 21,510
Estimate
TWO SCOTTISH CAST IRON GATE HOUSES DESIGNED BY EBENEZER McRAE AND CAST BY THE CARRON FOUNDRY, CIRCA 1931 108in. (274cm.) high, 78in. (198cm.) long, 54in. (137cm.) deep (2)
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To compliment the Neo-Classical architecture of Edinburgh, the City Architect, Ebenezer McRae, designed these elegant 'temples' in 1931. The famous Carron Iron Foundry cast them entirely in iron, weighing approximately two and a half tonnes.
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