Sliding gates often appear industrial and are usually not suited to the period house. The posts required to hold the gate vertical; the toothed rack; rollers and track on the floor are all unavoidable and it requires care to make them attractive.

These gates have a horizontal plate at the base (to conceal the toothed rack) and the posts are specially designed to be a feature of the installation. The rollers fit into a channelled section that sits behind the top horizontal and this too is carefully positioned to be a success.

Automated with a Came BX 78 sliding gate kit which can roll a gate weighing up to 750kg.

A matching pedestrian gate completed the installation.