The Queens Gates and Railings Overview.
Our most dramatic entrance - a truly magnificent pair of entrance gates and piers inspired by the original Queen's Gates of Hyde Park, London.

Standing over 3 metres high and sporting over 44 finely modelled cast iron spear head finials. Substantial box piers carry lamps on either end with heraldic shields at front.

Victorian Design.
The ironwork now surrounding Osbourne House is entirely in keeping with traditional installations of the Victorian era. 
Inspired by the dramatic entrance into Hyde Park, London the Queens gates are a good example of both Victorian style and manufacture. The Queens gates were manufactured by a Scottish foundry and installed after the great exhibition of 1851. Unusual in their use of cast iron and steel they are highly decorative and manufactured in a strong and substantial  manner typical to all Victorian installations of the time.
Construction in both cast iron and steel. The Osbourne house ironwork is made using two materials. This way a strong repeat pattern can be created common to the Victorian era.

Railing Frontage.
The frontage consists of a straight run of railing panels supported by decorative railing pilasters that contribute to the rigidity of the length. This too is a typical method of design favoured by the Victorians and is a traditional way of securing railings since ironwork became more common from 1740 onwards. The railings pilasters help maintain strength, describe a pattern and are an attractive feature of the railing frontage.

Box Piers.
Box piers were once a normal feature of ironwork around the English house. Because almost all of our best ironwork was removed during the war it is now unusual to see them, however they are entirely in keeping with ironwork of the time. They are special in terms of design and also the strength they introduce to the structure.

The Queens Gates.
The gates are a fine example of heavy and detailed victorian design and as with the rest of the installation are a good example of what may once have been there when the house was built.