Listed Building: WALL, RAILINGS AND GATES TO ST MARYS CHURCHYARD AND RECTORY (1375849)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | Department for Culture Media and Sport |
| Volume/Map/Item | 1932-1, 8, 169 |
| Date assigned | 10 January 1972 |
| Date last amended |
Description
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4065 1932-1/8/169
HANDBRIDGE (North West side)
Wall, railings and gates to St Mary's Churchyard and Rectory
(Formerly Listed as: OVERLEIGH ROAD Churchyard Wall to Parish Church of St Mary Without-the-Walls)
10/01/72
GV
II
Wall, railings and gates to St Mary's Handbridge (qv) churchyard and end of adjoining drive to Rectory, Overleigh Road (qv). 1887. By FB Wade at expense of the first Duke of Westminster. Rock-faced sandstone and wrought-iron. Battered wall approx 1m high with hollow-chamfered copings and gabled bay-piers with niches; cross-gabled gate piers to 3 gateways to church and one to Rectory. Wrought-iron railings on walls with "barleysugar" bars, ornamental quatrefoil panels with double ribs, those at top with foliar scrollwork. Ornate wrought-iron gates, 2 pedestrian and one for carriages to churchyard and one for carriages to Rectory drive.
Listing NGR: SJ4069165431
External Links (1)
- https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1375849 (National Heritage List for England)
Sources (1)
- SCH4666 Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 469828. [Mapped features: #22085 469828; #22086 469828]
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 4069 6544 (59m by 56m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
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Record last edited
Feb 16 2023 11:39AM