Boar's Head Knocker - Ripley Castle, UK - Unique Artistic Door Handles and Knockers on Waymarking.com

"Ripley Castle is a 700 year old castle steeped in history with magnificent grounds, lakes, Deer Park, Walled Gardens, Hothouses and Kitchen Garden.

Ripley Castle has been the home of the Ingilby family for twenty-six generations and Sir Thomas and Lady Ingilby and their five children continue the tradition." link

"Sir Thomas Ingleby (c. 1290-1352) married the heiress Edeline Thwenge in 1308/9 and acquired the Ripley Castle estate with its medieval manor house as her dowry. His oldest son, also called Thomas (1310–1369), saved the king from being gored by a wild boar whilst on a hunting expedition and was knighted in return with the boar's head symbol as his crest." link

The boar's head symbol is displayed in many places around the castle and here is used as the support for the door knockers. In this case the had symbol is displayed vertically.

The gates are functional and are used to give access for vehicles to the castle grounds, but the knockers are undoubtedly only decorative.

Functional door?: yes

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