Les Blancs Bois arch
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 The Les Blancs Bois arch | |
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The Les Blancs Bois arch is a Stuart-period entrance archway which stands on the Rue Cohu in St Peter Port, Guernsey, near Saumarez Park in the Parish of Castel. It is owned by the National Trust of Guernsey.
The archway was built in the early seventeenth century, though the actual date is unknown, at the main entrance of the Blanc Bois Estate, which was then the estate surrounding a large manor house: while the Estate has long since been lost to housing development, the arch remains.
The large archway visible today is the main gateway arch to admit horses and carriages: the smaller arch was for those on foot.
There is only one similar archway in the island, namely the Ivy Gates in the Rohais, St Peter Port and the latter is also owned by the National Trust of Guernsey.
In 2003 the arch was given to the Trust.
In 2013 part of the arch collapsed, apparently through ingress of water.[1] The Trust rebuilt it using the original stones and traditional materials.
References
- ↑ Blanc Bois Archway made safe: National Trust of Guernsey news, 13 March 2013