Arch
Category
Metalwork
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
wrought iron
Measurements
2.40 x 2.50 m; 20 m (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 40687
Summary
Victorian wrought iron rose arch supporting climbing roses in the Rose Garden. Erected over a north/south garden path, fourteen individual arches are each formed from 2 sections of curved, flat profile metal bolted together at the top and sunk into the ground. Twenty-four small diameter rods are fed through holes in these arches at regular intervals to provide horizontal support for rose branches. Some of these rods are bowed from weight bearing over time. Two of the arches in the central area have been cut off at some time at a height of approximately 2m from the ground to allow people to traverse through the arch on a garden path running east/west. Larger diameter rods have been tied in centrally in the roof at this point in an attempt to reinforce it.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.