Wrought Iron Wickets and Pedestrian Gates
A wicket is the pedestrian gate beside the main driveway gate, the one you use every day.
We design every wicket to harmonise with its gate, so the entrance reads as one composition: traditional and full, oriental and hunting, modern and loft, with a fixed crown or as a double walk-through gate opening both ways.
Our wickets are heavy, often weighing several hundred kilograms, which is why they feel so solid when you close them.
Our wicket designs
Tradition with modern hardware
Although they are forged by traditional methods, our wickets can be fitted with modern access control: fingerprint readers, video intercoms, electric strikes or high-security cylinders. If you prefer tradition, we supply representative forged lever handles with strong, high-quality locks.
Matched to your gate and pillars
Most wickets here belong to a gate shown in our wrought iron gates section, and we can create a wicket for any gate we make. Instead of masonry piers, a wicket can hang between openwork forged pillars.
Metal wickets built for daily use
A pedestrian gate is used every day, so its structure must be stable, rigid and resistant to years of wear. Unlike light store-bought systems, our metal wickets are built on solid steel sections and full load-bearing frames that keep their geometry even after many years of use.
A wicket has to suit the gate and fence visually, but also the way the property is used. A wicket for a family house is designed differently from one for a residence, where scale, height and a grand entrance matter. On premium projects we often use thick infill, reinforced hinges and high-security locks.
We make openwork wickets as well as full and partly screened ones. A full wicket gives privacy and limits the view into the property, while an openwork one adds lightness and elegance to the entrance. In both cases the structure is solid and multi-layered, because it is the internal construction, not just the look, that decides how long a wicket lasts.
Every steel wicket is hot-dip galvanized. With full wickets this matters even more, because larger surfaces create extra stresses in the zinc bath, so the structure has to be planned for galvanizing at the production stage, not at installation.
Wickets in every style, from manor to modern
Iron wickets can take on very different characters. In classic projects we make manor, palace, baroque and rococo wickets dominated by symmetry, hand-forged detail and a clearly defined top line; they often accompany massive residential gates and form part of a grand entrance.
Historic designs also include Art Nouveau wickets with soft lines and plant motifs, as well as oriental models, all with a solid steel structure and generous material thickness. Alongside them we develop modern wickets with simpler geometry, strong vertical or horizontal divisions and a minimalist feel; a modern metal wicket can be fully screened or combine steel with wood, copper or industrial details, while loft and vintage designs show off the raw mass of the structure.
A wicket can be a subtle part of the fence or a bold accent at the entrance. Either way it belongs to the larger composition of our wrought iron gates, yet it needs its own structural approach and a precise fit to the place where it is installed.
Wicket FAQ
Is a wicket the same as a pedestrian gate?
Yes. In Britain a small gate beside a larger one is traditionally called a wicket gate; in the USA people usually say pedestrian gate, walk gate or side gate.
Can a wicket be built into the main gate?
Yes, if there is no space for a separate wicket we can build a door into one leaf of the driveway gate.