Wall With 2 Gateways and Gates to West and South of Christ Church
WALL WITH 2 GATEWAYS AND GATES TO WEST AND SOUTH OF CHRIST CHURCH, WHARF STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134430
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wall With 2 Gateways and Gates to West and South of Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- WALL WITH 2 GATEWAYS AND GATES TO WEST AND SOUTH OF CHRIST CHURCH, WHARF STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1134430
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Wall With 2 Gateways and Gates to West and South of Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALL WITH 2 GATEWAYS AND GATES TO WEST AND SOUTH OF CHRIST CHURCH, WHARF STREET
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:
- WALL WITH 2 GATEWAYS AND GATES TO WEST AND SOUTH OF CHRIST CHURCH, WHARF STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 06214 23700
Details
SOWERBY BRIDGE WHARF STREET SE 0623-0723 (north side) 13/298 Wall with 2 gateways and gates to west and south of Christ church GV II Wall with 2 gate-ways and gates. Probably 1819, as Church (q.v). Coursed squared stone, ashlar, cast and wrought iron. Wall approximately 1 metre high on south side and rising to approximately 3 metres on west side has chamfered ashlar coping and supports railings with spear-finialed bars and intermediate scrolled brackets. At north end of west wall is an ashlar pier and a composite ashlar terminal pier both with pyramidal capstones. The 2 gateways in the south walls have monolithic ashlar piers each having tall base with sunk pointed-arch panels, a narrower stage with broad chamfer forming octagonal section, octagonal band and gableted capstone. Gates have 2 leafs with plain spear-finialed bars, mid-rails of quartrefoils, and hinge bars set in iron sockets set in stone cills. To each gateway an elaborate overthrow with scrolled brackets and finialed bars. Included for group value.
Listing NGR: SE0621423700
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 339437
- 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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