St Mary's Churchyard 4 Walls Including Gates And Railings On North And South Sides / Wall Of Churchyard Of St Mary's Church

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

BIDEFORD

SS4526 CHURCH WALK 842-1/6/76 (South side) 19/03/73 St Mary's Churchyard: 4 walls incl gates and railings on N and S sides (Formerly Listed as: Wall of churchyard of St Mary's Church)

GV II

Stone-rubble boudary-wall. Probably 1865. Most of it has a chamfered granite coping with the marks of former railings on top. Iron railings survive on north side, adjoining flight of steps; uprights with elaborated spear-heads, including twisted standards supported on the inside by twisted brackets. On south side is a pair of iron gates with more delicate spear-heads to the uprights; above it an arch of scrollwork, probably intended for a lampholder, supported by standards matching those on the north side. The gate may not be in its original position; a nearby granite plaque records the construction of this entrance to the churchyard in 1914. On the east side the wall has no granite coping. Instead the north half has a flat stone coping which sweeps upwards to a flat-topped pier near the north end. (Granville R: The History of Bideford: 1883-: P.100; Goaman M: Old Bideford and District: Bristol: 1968-: P.37).

Listing NGR: SS4537226445

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1773 IOE Records taken by Tim Sanders; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Tim Sanders. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project