sentences:  The main entrance was via the South Lodge, from Marsh Lane, through vast iron gates designed by Gillott himself; the lock design incorporated pen nib shapes, alluding to the family business that had made them their fortune.The half-mile driveway still exists, though it is now severed by the main A41 Solihull by-pass.One of the most imposing features of the new Hall was its tower, based on Tom Tower at Christchurch in Oxford.