62.—Kenyon Peel, Lancashire. Gateway at Side of Court (1631).
63.—Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire. Entrance Doorway (1595).
Entrance Doorways and Porches.
The lodge or the gateway, as the case might be, was generally adorned in some conspicuous place with the arms of the family, the squires of the time being as proud of their various cognizances as Justice Shallow was of his twelve luces. Five out of the eight examples already illustrated are so adorned. The same shield that appears on the gateway is also frequently to be seen over the door of the house itself, which is reached after crossing the court. The doorway generally formed part of a somewhat elaborate piece of ornament, for, however simple (and sometimes even monotonous) the general treatment of the house was, the front door was made handsome. At Doddington, in Lincolnshire, while the bulk of the house is of plain brickwork, including the parapet, the doorway is treated with a considerable amount of elaboration (Fig. [63]).
64.—Porch at Chelvey Court, Somerset (cir. 1640).
65.—Doorway at Nailsea Court, Somerset.