Monument record 4589 - 4 Bollards and Lamp Post at Churchyard End of Church Lane

Nineteenth century cast-iron baluster type bollards with mushroom caps (1). Four 19th century cast iron bollards with 'crown' shaped heads and a lampost of similar date located on the pedestrian access from Church Lane to the main door of St Mary's Church, east of the Council Offices. The bollards are set in cobblestones, painted black and showing only minor signs of flaking or chipping. Bollards measure 0.9m high and 8" diameter. Conversation with one of the churchwardens suggests that this line of 4 posts and the lamppost have been in this position since the 1980s. These posts are ‘crown topped’ as opposed to ‘mushroom’ capped. All 4 posts & lamp post appear to be contemporary structures and posts are of the same cast iron design (2 & 3). The two mushroom capped post have probably been relocated to the easternmost of the the two paths to the north of the church (see CHER 4588) (4). These are probably modern reproductions (5).

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 56609 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<2> Castlering Archaeology, 2008, Cheshire County Council Heritage Assets Condition Assessment 2007, 4589 (Client Report). SCH4931.

<3> Castlering Archaeology, 2008, Cheshire County Council Heritage Assets Condition Assessment 2007, 4589 (Digital Archive). SCH4933.

<4> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, R Edwards 2008 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

<5> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, M Farrow 2008 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.