West Gateway, Walls and Gates of St Nicholas Cemetery
WEST GATEWAY, WALLS AND GATES OF ST NICHOLAS CEMETERY, WINGROVE AVENUE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024710
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- West Gateway, Walls and Gates of St Nicholas Cemetery
- Statutory Address:
- WEST GATEWAY, WALLS AND GATES OF ST NICHOLAS CEMETERY, WINGROVE AVENUE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024710
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- West Gateway, Walls and Gates of St Nicholas Cemetery
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST GATEWAY, WALLS AND GATES OF ST NICHOLAS CEMETERY, WINGROVE AVENUE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WEST GATEWAY, WALLS AND GATES OF ST NICHOLAS CEMETERY, WINGROVE AVENUE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Newcastle upon Tyne (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 22762 64939
Details
NZ 26 SW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WINGROVE AVENUE (east side, off) 11/610 West gateway, walls and gates of St. Nicholas' Cemetery II Gate piers, gateway, walls and gates of cemetery. Dated 1857 above pedestrian entrance. Sandstone ashlar piers, snecked sandstone walls with ashlar coping; wrought iron gates. Vehicle entrance piers flanked by quadrant wall at left containing pedestrian entrance; serpentine wall at right. Gothic style. 2 tall octagonal piers have 4 gabled side buttresses with cusped panels; steeply-sloped overlapping coping with top quatrefoil band; large seahorse finials support shields facing across gate, that at left: with low relief of ship wrecked on rocks, that at right with low relief of ship in full sail. Shouldered head to gateway at left has carved flowers in spandrels and date panel above under raised brattished panel. Walls have steeply- sloped overlapping coping continuous with that of piers. Gothic arcaded gates with fleur-de-lis finials.
Listing NGR: NZ2276264939
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304965
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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