Retaining Wall of Churchyard to Churchyard North and West of Church of St Michael's
RETAINING WALL OF CHURCHYARD TO CHURCHYARD NORTH AND WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL'S
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1124717
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining Wall of Churchyard to Churchyard North and West of Church of St Michael's
- Statutory Address:
- RETAINING WALL OF CHURCHYARD TO CHURCHYARD NORTH AND WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL'S
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1124717
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Retaining Wall of Churchyard to Churchyard North and West of Church of St Michael's
- Statutory Address 1:
- RETAINING WALL OF CHURCHYARD TO CHURCHYARD NORTH AND WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL'S
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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:
- RETAINING WALL OF CHURCHYARD TO CHURCHYARD NORTH AND WEST OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL'S
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Minver Lowlands
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9368475376
Details
SW 97 NW ST MINVER PORTHILLY
LOWLANDS
3/322 Retaining wall of Churchyard to
- north and west of Church of
St. Michael's
GV II
Retaining wall of churchyard and flight of steps. Circa mid C19. Wall constructed
of vertically coursed slate stones with intermediate piers of horizontally coursed
slate stone. About 47 metres in length forming a retaining wall to the churchyard of
St. Michael's Church, Porthilly (qv) and the south wall of Porthilly Cove on the east
bank of the Camel estuary.
A flight of stone rubble steps rises from the cove up to the churchyard with some
reset dressed stone.
The wall is reputed to have been planned by a vicar of St. Michael's when a small
piece of land was recovered from the estuary.
Maclean, Sir John Parochial and Family History or the Deanery of Trigg Minor
in the County of Cornwall, 1879. vol. III.
Listing NGR: SW9368475376
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 351641
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Maclean, J, Parochial and Family History of the Deanery of Trigg Minor in the County of Cornwall, (1879)
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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