Gate expectations

ARGE and small, gates and gateways are often the first thing seen when approaching a building or open space, statements of power or location.

- Stephen Guy

Long after buildings have been swept away, gates or at least gate posts remain as reminders of what has been.

Strawberry Field was a big house in Woolton but only the gates remain, a place of pilgrimage for Beatles fans from around the world.

Arrowe Park gates have long been a meeting place for those starting walks across the Wirral countryside, while Princes Park is well known to many for its impressive, golden sunburst-adorned gates.

Elaborate or artistic gates can be moved to new sites to enhance other properties, their original function only a fading memory.

Looking through gateways in areas that have changed over the years evokes images of disappeared views and landscapes.