View of the medieval architecture of Westgate, Winchester. Viewed downhill from the foreground, a cobbled road passes through a gateway and leads to houses beyond; made of stone, the gateway is surmounted by a square tower embellished with heraldic carved panels, blind arcading and arrow slits. In the left foreground is a flagstone pavement with a culvert, bordered by a crude plank fence and a dense tree growing behind it. In the right foreground is a brick house built against the gateway wall; propped against the wall and roof of a single-storey extension is a ladder, hod carrier, a stack of roofing tiles and a shovel. Soaring across a cloud covered sky, the silhouettes of birds can be seen.