RETAINING WALL BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S CHURCH ON WEST, SOUTH AND HALF ON EAST SIDE INCLUDING GATE PIERS AT SOUTH WEST CORNER

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1130655
Date first listed:: 17-Jun-1982
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALL BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S CHURCH ON WEST, SOUTH AND HALF ON EAST SIDE INCLUDING GATE PIERS AT SOUTH WEST CORNER
Statutory Address:: RETAINING WALL BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S CHURCH ON WEST, SOUTH AND HALF ON EAST SIDE INCLUDING GATE PIERS AT SOUTH WEST CORNER

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Date:: 2004-04-04
Reference:: IOE01/11037/13
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1130655
Date first listed:: 17-Jun-1982
List Entry Name:: RETAINING WALL BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S CHURCH ON WEST, SOUTH AND HALF ON EAST SIDE INCLUDING GATE PIERS AT SOUTH WEST CORNER
Statutory Address 1:: RETAINING WALL BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S CHURCH ON WEST, SOUTH AND HALF ON EAST SIDE INCLUDING GATE PIERS AT SOUTH WEST CORNER

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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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: RETAINING WALL BOUNDING CHURCHYARD OF ST MARY'S CHURCH ON WEST, SOUTH AND HALF ON EAST SIDE INCLUDING GATE PIERS AT SOUTH WEST CORNER

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Thornton-le-Moors
National Grid Reference:: SJ4415874523

Details

SJ 47SW 4/49

THORNTON-LE-MOORS C.P. THE VILLAGE

Retaining wall bounding churchyard of St Mary's church on west, south and half of east side including gate piers at south west corner

II

17.6.82

Walls and gatepiers. C18th and C19th. Square coursed rubble in different builds, with plain flush or chamfered coping or none. Stands to c 4 ft high externally, on west, south and half of east side of churchyard. West of north aisle of church incorporates the wall of late C19th basement heating chamber of the church. South part of wall on eastern side is probably c1858, when the churchyard was extended on that side. Piers are plain posts with roll section heads between later simple scrolled iron strap. Piers are inscribed T MORRIS C[HURCH] W[ARDEN] and WM BURNELL C [HURCH] W [ARDEN] ? 1776. Retaining wall is on either side of 4 stone steps, of which 3 are old.

Listing NGR: SJ 44158 74523

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Legacy System number:: 55432
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.