 Gorgeous, and it is capped top and sides with beautiful woodworking surrounding it. Paul, is it marble or alabaster? It's marble and the crest is the original crest from the Knoxgore family, Sir Francis Knoxgore, echoed above the gate into the courtyard. Oh, it's stunning. You know, this is the kind of place that the longer you stand still in one spot, the more you'll notice that you hadn't noticed before.