Stile, Lychgate and Churchyard Wall to Church of St Nectan
STILE, LYCHGATE AND CHURCHYARD WALL TO CHURCH OF ST NECTAN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104457
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Stile, Lychgate and Churchyard Wall to Church of St Nectan
- Statutory Address:
- STILE, LYCHGATE AND CHURCHYARD WALL TO CHURCH OF ST NECTAN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104457
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Stile, Lychgate and Churchyard Wall to Church of St Nectan
- Statutory Address 1:
- STILE, LYCHGATE AND CHURCHYARD WALL TO CHURCH OF ST NECTAN
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:
- STILE, LYCHGATE AND CHURCHYARD WALL TO CHURCH OF ST NECTAN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hartland
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 23560 24688
Details
SS 22 SW
3/194
HARTLAND
STOKE
Stile, lych gate and churchyard wall to church of St Nectan
GV
II
C16 or C17 wall with alterations of C18 and C19. Rubble stone wall, the coping
having sloping sides and flat top. An extremely wide stile to the east appears to
be co-eval. It has 5 steps up, and 2 steps down, a very large single granite
divider at the top. Next to this is the lych gate of rectangular plan and C19 in
its present form, though possibly earlier in part. It has a gabled slate roof and
swivel gate with central spindle and counterweight. The leaves of the gate are of
wood with Gothick arcading and splat ballusters. To either side of the gate, short
sections of coped wall. The return to the long south run of wall starts with slight
remains of a building, perhaps the sexton's cottage. There follows running westward
a section of wall robbed of its coping, then a long run of coped wall including a
small stile near the C19 south gate and running on to curve round to the west of the
tower where there are two more small stiles. On the north a once-continuous run of
coped wall running the entire length of the churchyard has a break of about 50
metres where the burial ground has been extended. Here the rubble and copings have
been reused for west and east return walls to the extension. The old coped wall
runs on, with one more short gap for access to another extension burial ground,
until the north-eastern corner is reached. Here is another wide stile between coped
check-walls. It is approached from the lane to the east up one flight of 4 steps
and another of 12, all with slate treads and a single long granite divider. No wall
exists on the east boundary until the main stile and lych gate are reached at the
south-eastern corner.
With the noted exceptions, this large churchyard is enclosed with a good wall of one
main build.
Listing NGR: SS2356024688
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91260
- 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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